Six petrochemical companies indicted for price-fixing LG Chem, Aekyung Chemical, OCI, Lotte Fine Chemical, PKC and Unid allegedly colluded for several years to raise prices for eight petrochemical products. 2026.10.1
Senior prosecutor offers to resign in protest over decision not to appeal in corruption case linked to president Jung Jin-woo, the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, offered to resign Saturday, the office said, a day after prosecutors decided not to appeal a ruling in a high-profile development scandal case. 2025.11.8
Man arrested for trying to enter Seoul prosecutors’ office with live machine gun round A man in his 20s was arrested after attempting to enter the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office carrying an object believed to be a live round. 2025.7.30
New Seoul prosecution chief promises smooth investigation into first lady The new chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Thursday he will work to ensure the probe into graft allegations against the first lady proceeds without disruption after 39 senior prosecutors were reassigned earlier in the week. 2024.5.16
Suspected spies for North refuse to cooperate Four South Korean activists arrested earlier this month on charges of inciting sedition on orders from North Korea are refusing to cooperate with investigators from the state prosecution service, according to prosecution officials on Tuesday. 2023.2.21
Aide at center of Lee Nak-yon probe dies in apparent suicide A longtime confidant of ruling party leader Lee Nak-yon was found dead in an apparent suicide Thursday night in the middle of the prosecution’s investigation over suspicions that the top politician’s legislative election campaign team received... 2020.12.4
Prosecutor who led probe into Yoon's family steps down A top prosecutor with the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office who supervised a probe into the prosecutor general's family has submitted his resignation, along with a critique of the prosecution's leadership. 2020.12.2
Senior prosecutors scuffle during a raid A scuffle broke out Wednesday between Han Dong-hoon, a senior prosecutor accused of colluding with a reporter to frame a media personality close to the administration, and Jeong Jin-ung, the lead prosecutor investigating the case. 2020.7.30
Serious internal bleeding At Tuesday’s National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee meeting, hot-tempered Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae apologized for the clash between the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’... 2020.7.2
Seoul central prosecution's demand for more independence rejected The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has demanded more independence in an ongoing criminal investigation into a senior prosecutor, but the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office rejected the request. 2020.7.1
![Jung Jin-woo, the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, speaks during a plenary session of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee at the National Assembly in Seoul, in this file photo taken Oct. 23. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11952854.jpg?imageId=11952854&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul is seen on March 24. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12168602.jpg?imageId=12168602&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Lee Chang-soo, the new chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, responds to reporters' questions as he arrives at work for the first time on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12264429.jpg?imageId=12264429&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![One of four South Korean activists accused of inciting sedition on behalf of North Korea enters Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Jan. 31. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10452012.jpg?imageId=10452012&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Chairman Lee Nak-yon of the ruling Democratic Party enters a funeral facility of a hospital in Seoul after his longtime aide was found dead in an apparent suicide amid the prosecution's investigation. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10628535.jpg?imageId=10628535&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Kim Wuk-jun, the first deputy head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, resigns on Tuesday, criticizing the leadership for threatening the prosecution's political neutrality. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10797560.jpg?imageId=10797560&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A brawl breaks out on Wednesday between Han Dong-hoon, left, and Jeong Jin-ung as Jeong tried to confiscate Han's mobile phone as a part of an investigation into the suspicion that Han had colluded with a reporter to blackmail a possible witness. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11826876.jpg?imageId=11826876&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![In this file photo, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, left, and Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Chief Lee Sung-yoon, right, attend a meeting on Feb. 10, 2020 at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11545558.jpg?imageId=11545558&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)