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An online conversation featuring San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm will be held on November 18.

Threat to rule of law Posted : 2021-06-27 17:09 Government should not try to tame prosecutors The Ministry of Justice conducted its biggest reshuffle involving 662 mid-level prosecutors Friday. Yet the ministry has come under attack for promoting pro-government prosecutors to key posts, while relegating to trivial posts the prosecutors spearheading investigations into alleged irregularities of the Moon Jae-in administration. The reshuffle was apparently designed to prevent the prosecution fr...

Controversy emerges over top prosecutor nominee Posted : 2021-05-04 16:32 Updated : 2021-05-04 18:04 Kim Oh-soo, nominee for the prosecutor general post, answers reporters questions at Seoul High Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap By Jung Da-min A controversy is emerging over President Moon Jae-ins pick for the nations top prosecutor position, former Vice Justice Minister Kim Oh-soo. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) welcomed the nomination, saying that Kim is th...

Qualification questioned Prosecutions neutrality should not be breached President Moon Jae-in cannot deflect criticism for tapping a pro-government figure as the new prosecutor general. On Monday, he nominated former Vice Justice Minister Kim Oh-soo to the top post at the prosecution. Moon appeared to put loyalty over qualification and competence in choosing Kim over three other candidates shortlisted by a recommendation committee. Addressing the nomination, the presidential office said Kim h...

Row over reshuffle President hit for sidelining senior presidential secretary President Moon Jae-in should be held accountable for the unilateral reshuffling of senior prosecutors without having any consultations with Shin Hyun-soo, the senior presidential secretary for civil affairs. It is embarrassing to know that Shin has repeatedly offered to resign to protest the reshuffle, which Moon has rejected each time. But Shin must have felt that he was sidelined in the decision-making process. Th...