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From rule by law to rule of law

Dismissing a criminal case or excessively probing into it with no discretion will shake the very foundation of our democracy.

2022.8.14

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Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui was cleared of all charges — including allegations of sexual favors from a businessman at a secret villa — by the Supreme Court on Thursday.

2022.8.11

Second raid tries to get evidence from Blue House

Investigators made a second attempt to seize evidence from the Blue House to find whether a presidential aide abused his power by arranging a reinvestigation of a sex scandal involving a top official from the previous administration.

2021.7.21

Lee Kwang-cheol, presidential secretary for civil affairs. [YONHAP]

Presidential secretary Lee indicted in travel ban case

President Moon Jae-in's secretary for civil affairs was indicted Thursday for abuse of power for allegedly masterminding a travel ban on a top official from the previous administration

2021.7.1

Lee Sung-yoon, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. [YONHAP]

Top prosecutor indicted, shows no signs of stepping down

Lee Sung-yoon, a top prosecutor once considered a rising star of the Moon Jae-in administration’s prosecution, was indicted Wednesday on charges of obstructing an investigation in 2019 into an illegal travel ban against a former vice minister.

2021.5.12

Lee Sung-yoon must resign

Lee Sung-yoon, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, could face indictment soon for allegedly blocking junior prosecutors from investigating a case involving the Justice Ministry issuing an illegitimate travel...

2021.5.11

Lee Sung-yoon, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, arrives for work on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Indictment coming for prosecutor in travel ban case

Acting Prosecutor General Cho Nam-kwan on Tuesday gave a green light for the indictment of Lee Sung-yoon, a top prosecutor, for abuse of power, accepting a recommendation by an outside panel of experts.

2021.5.11

In this file photo, Lee Kwang-cheol, presidential secretary for civil affairs, right, enters the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Jan. 29, 2020, to be questioned about allegations that Blue House officials had tried to influence an Ulsan mayoral election in 2018. [YONHAP]

Travel ban probe penetrates Blue House inner circle

A probe into a dubious travel ban on a vice minister from the previous administration has reached the Blue House as a presidential aide was questioned as a suspect.

2021.4.26

Sins of the past (KOR)

We are shocked at what was contained in a report by an investigation team in the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on past cases handled by prosecutors and the way they acted. The report disclosed by lawyer Park Young-joon, an outside...

2021.4.20

Sins of the past