Prosecutors on Wednesday requested an 18-month prison sentence for Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hoon at the first hearing of his appeal to the Gwangju High Court against his conviction on charges of violating election laws.
Prosecutors appealed a court decision clearing Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong of charges of breach of trust and accounting fraud.
The prosecution must stop its rush to arrest suspects after a search and seizure.
Public trust in the prosecution could collapse if it is not restored under the government of Yoon Suk Yeol, the prosecutor-turned-president.
The government must ruminate on the sloppy way it had wrapped up the case.
Prosecutors raided the headquarters of bakery giant SPC Group as part of an investigation into allegations of union-busting by its affiliate PB Partners.
Jeon Cheong-jo, ex-fiancé of Olympic fencer Nam Hyun-hee, was indicted on fraud charges along with an accomplice who pretended to be her bodyguard. The duo is accused of swindling $2.3 million from 27 people.
Prosecutors raided the residence of Hyundai AutoEver CEO Seo Jeong-sik as well as other homes as part of investigations into embezzlement allegations including KT Cloud's purchase of shares of Spark & Associates, which is now know as OpenCloud Lab.
We hope the DP returns to its senses before it’s too late.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap