SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister nominee Jung Sung-ho vowed Wednesday to accelerate reforms aimed at separating the prosecution’s investigative and indictment functions, saying it is an “unavoidable” trend. In a parliamentary confirmation hearing, Jung said the reform initiatives intended to reduce the concentration of power within the prosecution have been discussed since [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae on Friday apologized over massive coronavirus infections among inmates at a detention center in Seoul. Choo has been under fire for belatedly responding to COVID-19 infections at Dongbu Detention Center in southeastern Seoul, in which over 900 cases have been confirmed over the past month. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk was arrested Thursday in a court decision that is expected to add traction to the prosecution’s probe into charges over her daughter’s college admission and a financial investment. Following a hearing on Wednesday, a Seoul court approved an arrest warrant for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In an unexpected move, Justice Minister Cho Kuk offered to resign Monday amid an ongoing probe into corruption allegations involving his family. “I judged I should not add a burden to the president and the government regarding my family affairs. I think the time has come for me to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Supporters of South Korea’s embattled justice minister, Cho Kuk, staged another massive candlelight vigil right in front of the prosecution’s headquarters in southern Seoul on Saturday, as Cho’s wife was grilled again by investigators over her alleged role in the fraud and corruption scandal that has roiled the country [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets in downtown Seoul Thursday calling for the ouster of Justice Minister Cho Guk as prosecutors questioned Cho’s wife as part of a widening probe into corruption allegations surrounding the family. The crowd — mostly supporters of the main opposition [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A large number of people gathered in Seoul on Saturday to support Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his drive to reform the prosecution despite a widening investigation into corruption allegations involving his family. A candlelight demonstration was held late in the day in southern Seoul where the Supreme Prosecutors’ [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An online survey that measures people’s level of privilege in South Korean society is going viral throughout various online communities following the controversy that a privileged background helped Cho Kuk to be appointed as the new Minister of Justice. In South Korea, where one’s alma mater forms an important [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Students and alumni of South Korea’s three most prestigious universities held candlelight vigils on their campuses in Seoul Thursday night to protest President Moon Jae-in’s appointment of his embattled aide Cho Kuk as justice minister. It is the first time that anti-Cho rallies have been held simultaneously at Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Justice Minister Park Sang-ki said Monday the government will try to expand the class action lawsuit system so as to enable consumers to file such suits not only in stock-related cases, but also in other areas. Park made the remark during a meeting with victims of high-profile consumer cases, [...]