A bad day for justice Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned on Thursday four months before his two-year tenure ends in July. The Moon Jae-in administration cannot avoid criticism for pressuring him to step down by mobilizing all available means... 2021.3.4
In the bunker It was impressive to see U.S. President-elect Joe Biden introducing his new foreign policy team at the end of last month. He said they will tell him what he needs to hear, not what he wants to hear. Avril Haines, nominated as... 2020.12.8
The search for a savior A recent survey showed Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl leading a pack of possible presidential candidates from both the ruling and opposition parties. His dramatic rise in popularity is primarily a result of a critical dearth... 2020.11.11
The search for a savior (KOR) A recent survey showed Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl leading a pack of possible presidential candidates from both the ruling and opposition parties. His dramatic rise in popularity is primarily a result of a critical dearth... 2020.11.11
Sugarcoating wrongdoings The serious-faced meetings these days between the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and government seem farcical. All the pretension is for the work of sugarcoating harsh policies to make them easier to swallow or deceive the public.... 2020.11.9
Moon must speak out On the internal electronic bulletin board prosecutors use, hundreds of postings are about Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae. The chain online campaign is a kind of protest against the justice minister who has been cornering Prosecutor... 2020.11.2
Intelligent disobedience I recently learned about intelligent disobedience. It is part of training for service dogs. For example, if a blind person wishes to cross the street despite imminent danger, the dog should refuse to obey the owner’s instruction.... 2020.10.25
Stop attacks on Yoon (KOR) In the National Assembly’s regular audit of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl declared that a prosecutor general is not a subordinate of the justice minister. Otherwise, the... 2020.10.22
Stop attacks on Yoon In the National Assembly’s regular audit of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl declared that a prosecutor general is not a subordinate of the justice minister. Otherwise, the... 2020.10.22
Where the justice minister stands (KOR) After suspicions arose over alleged collusion between a Channel A reporter and a top prosecutor to dig up dirt on a core ally of the Moon Jae-in administration, Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae defined it as an attempt to “assassinate... 2020.8.5
