Posted : 2021-06-03 16:49
Updated : 2021-06-03 16:51
Former Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu appears to attack a taxi driver, in this Nov. 6 footage from a dashcam inside the taxi, recently obtained by local broadcaster SBS. Screenshot from SBS News
By Jung Da-min
Former Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu, who has been embroiled in controversy since his appointment over his alleged assault of a taxi driver, has again been caught up in another accusation, that he tried to cover up the assault by paying the driver off.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has found that Lee paid the driver 10 million won ($8,991) to ask him to delete a video recorded by the dashcam of the taxi, according to media reports, Wednesday.
Photo : YONHAP News Anchor: A confirmation hearing is under way this Wednesday for Prosecutor General nominee Kim Oh-soo. While opposition lawmakers expressed concerns that Kim could be protective of those who work for the incumbent administration ahead of the presidential election next year, the ruling camp says he is the right person to complete the reform of the nation s prosecution.
Kim Bum-soo has more.
Report: The opposition is doubtful of Prosecutor General nominee Kim Oh-soo s political impartiality ahead of the presidential election next year.
During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, opposition lawmakers called Kim a middleman, who will deliver the intentions of the presidential office to the prosecution over high profile trials down the road.
Photo : YONHAP News The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials(CIO) has launched an investigation into the alleged leak of classified information about the indictment of the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.
On Monday, the CIO summoned Kim Han-me, the head of a civic group who filed a relevant complaint accusing an incumbent prosecutor of deliberately leaking news of the indictment to a specific media outlet.
The CIO has reportedly questioned Kim about the circumstances that led to the complaint to determine whether the accusation meets the parameters of the crime of leaking classified information.
In the early stages of its investigation, the CIO is expected to focus on specifying the person who allegedly leaked the indictment.
New investigation agency should deal with first case fairly
Since its launch in January, the country s new anti-corruption investigation agency has begun probing power abuse allegations involving Seoul s education chief as its first case. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said Monday that it had assigned its first case number to an investigation involving Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon.
Cho has been accused of abusing his power to push for the special employment of five teachers dismissed in 2018. The liberal educator denied any wrongdoing, saying the hiring took place in accordance with regulations. The charge was made public last month when the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) disclosed the results of an audit and filed a criminal complaint against him. The police handed over the case to the CIO last week following a request from the agency.