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The time has come for political prosecutors to disappear in this country.

2022-12-01

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It was Choo Mi-ae

2021-07-21

Yoon's wife denies hostess claims mentioned in 'X-file'

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl’s wife has denied rumors that she used to work as a hostess at a hotel nightclub before getting married.

2021-06-30

No shame, no trust

The powers that be are relentless in their hypocrisy. After all the controversies over former Justice Ministers Cho Kuk and Choo Mi-ae and lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang, the latest figure to find himself in the eye of a storm is...

2021-02-14

New justice minister acts a lot like the old one

In his first prosecutorial shuffle, Justice Minister Park Beom-gye spared a key ally of the administration — and disregarded an appeal by Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

2021-02-08

Farewell, goodbye

Outgoing Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, right, shakes hands with her supporters on Wednesday as she leaves the government complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, right after having a farewell ceremony in the Justice Ministry office.

2021-01-27

A kiddie talent pool

President Moon Jae-in’s approval ratings were bound to fall. Every policy from minimum wages to real estate, nuclear power phase-out, prosecutorial reforms and North Korean issues caused controversy. He pushed the public’s...

2021-01-13

Appoint a special prosecutor

A charge has been made with the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission against a prosecutor for fabricating a state document to stop Kim Hak-eui, who briefly served as vice justice minister under former President Park...

2021-01-12

Choo must take responsibility

The photo with a hand stretched out of a prison window with “SOS” written on it from the Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul, where Covid-19 patients were segregated or crammed into one room, reminded me of the desperate call for...

2020-12-31

In search of hope

In spring, my college-aged daughter suggested we invest in stocks. The Kospi, which fell as low as 1,300 in March, was recovering and in the range of 2,000. I advised against it, citing downside risks from a global slump and...

2020-12-31

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