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, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential state affairs committee cut short a policy briefing by the prosecution Friday, instructing it to rewrite its report to better reflect President Lee Jae Myung’s policy pledges, the committee’s spokesperson said. The move came as the committee, which functions as a de facto government transition committee of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The police and the prosecution launched separate investigation teams Friday to handle charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law this week. Police said they established a designated investigation team made up of some 120 personnel to look into four complaints accusing Yoon and others [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Two former senior aides to ousted President Park Geun-hye did not appeal recent court rulings convicting them in connection with an artist blacklist scandal, leading to the finalization of their prison sentences. In a retrial last week, the Seoul High Court sentenced Kim Ki-choon, a former chief of staff [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A British free climber was referred to the prosecution for possible indictment after he climbed up to the 72nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in Seoul without permission earlier this month, police said Monday. George King-Thompson, 24, was taken into custody while climbing up the outer wall of the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors launched a special investigation unit on Tuesday to combat growing drug crimes through coordinated efforts with other government agencies. The unit comprises four investigation teams at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office and district prosecutors offices in Incheon, Busan and Gwangju, respectively, the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) said. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The prosecution plans to set up special investigation teams at four major transportation points across the nation to step up efforts to fight growing drug crimes, officials said Friday. Four special anti-drug investigation teams, to be staffed by a total of about 80 prosecution, customs, intelligence, food safety and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A leader of a phone scam ring may face up to life imprisonment in South Korea from now on, as the prosecution has toughened punishment guidelines for such crimes, judicial sources said Monday. The Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) last week enforced the harsher penalty guideline aimed at better responding [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office announced that it will launch an attendance and return-home support service for the socially vulnerable starting from Monday. Under this service, those who have psychological or physical difficulty going to the prosecutor’s office for investigation or returning home after investigation can request support [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The prosecution said Sunday it is providing a number of services to support foreign crime victims going through local criminal procedures. Foreign victims can learn criminal procedures from videos posted by the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) on its YouTube channel in five different languages — Chinese, English, Thai, Vietnamese and [...]