Police have reaffirmed their decision to clear former first lady Kim Jung-sook of allegations that she used government funds to pay for clothing, despite a request from prosecutors to reopen the investigation.
Prosecutors on Monday requested the death penalty for a man accused of murdering three people at a pizzeria in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, last year.
Koo Ja-hyeon, head of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, has been appointed deputy prosecutor general, replacing Noh Man-seok, the Ministry of Justice announced Friday.
Acting Prosecutor General Noh Man-seok is reportedly considering stepping down after deciding not to appeal the court ruling in the Daejang-dong land development case. His decision not to appeal drew fierce backlash from within the prosecution.
A former prosecutor was arrested Thursday on suspicion of bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee in exchange for her support for his 2024 parliamentary campaign.
A local court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he repeatedly failed to comply with summonses from a special counsel probing his alleged role in political meddling during the 2022 by-election.
Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung announced his resignation Tuesday, nine months into his term, indirectly expressing strong concerns about the judicial reforms being pursued by the Lee Jae Myung administration.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.
Prosecutor Son Jun-sung, deputy chief prosecutor at the Daegu High Prosecutors' Office, has been acquitted of all charges in the so-called prosecutorial complaint fabrication case.
A Seoul court sentenced former special counsel prosecutor Park Young-soo to seven years in prison on Thursday for receiving millions of won from land developers tied to the Daejang-dong real estate project in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
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