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Former Supreme Court Chief Indicted in Power Abuse Scandal

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A former chief justice of the Supreme Court was indicted Monday on more than 40 counts relating to an alleged massive abuse of judicial power under his leadership. The indictment of Yang Sung-tae comes almost three weeks after the court approved a warrant to place him under pre-indictment detention. [...]

Former Chief Justice Discussed Case with Kim & Chang Lawyers

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Yang Sung-tae, the 15th Chief Justice of the Republic of Korea, was found to have met with legal counsel working for a law firm that was representing a Japanese corporation accused of committing war crimes while he was still in office. Prosecutors are pointing a finger at the former [...]