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‘President Lee corporate card’ probe into whether the indictment was fabricated… Prosecution Future Committee begins copying 150,000 pages of investigation records
The Ministry of Justice Prosecution Human Rights Respect Future Committee's fact-finding team secured the investigation records of the case involving President Lee Jae Myung's alleged misuse of the Gyeonggi Province corporate card on the 26th, launching a full-scale probe.
Kim Ji-yong “I am confident I will not answer even if President Lee Jae Myung asks about a specific investigation”
Comprehensive audits by the Public Administration and Security Committee and the Legislation and Judiciary Committee Kim draws a line amid concerns over attending Cabinet meetings Regarding allegations of quashing the probe into the daughter of Independent Rep. Han Dong-hoon “Fact-finding is needed; parts are suspected to have been concealed” “Kim Hea Kyung played ‘imperial golf’ with a famous golfer” The presidential office calls the claim by People Power Party Rep.
An unending controversy over the ‘attendance of the Director of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency at Cabinet meetings’… The legal community says “It is not unlawful, but independence must be considered”
Controversy continues over attendance at Cabinet meetings by the Director of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the heads of investigation and prosecution bodies. In legal circles, it is argued that while the presence of these heads at Cabinet meetings is not unlawful, representatives of investigative bodies should refrain from sitting in, in view of institutional neutrality and independence.
Director Kim Ji-yong of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency “Eradicate the politicization of investigations”... Attendance at Cabinet meetings “To be decided in consultation with relevant agencies”
On the 19th, Kim Ji-yong, who was appointed the inaugural director of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency about two weeks after its launch, announced as his first message upon taking office the goals of settling the organization early and ending the politicization of investigations.
Kim Ji-Yong, when asked ‘Is Han Dong-Hoon also a political prosecutor?’ says “It would be hard to deny”
At the confirmation hearing on the 14th, Kim Ji-Yong, the nominee to be the inaugural Major Crimes Investigation Agency (MCIA) chief, named former President Yoon Suk-Yeol first when asked who the ‘political prosecutors’ are.
‘Disclosure of criminal facts’ questioning of Baek Hae-ryong ultimately falls through… Public Prosecution Office transfers case to police
The Public Prosecution Office is understood to have handed over to the police the case of Senior Inspector Baek Hae-ryong, who disclosed investigative materials while raising ‘allegations of external pressure on an investigation into customs-linked drug smuggling’. Earlier, the prosecution had planned to summon Baek for questioning before the Prosecution Office was abolished, but it did not come to pass.
President Park Jong-seong “Beyond newspapers, to a knowledge platform”
On the 6th, marking the 80th anniversary of its founding, Kyunghyang Shinmun President Park Jong-seong said, “We declare a new future for Kyunghyang toward its centennial on the foundation of history and trust,” and announced a step up into a comprehensive knowledge media group. At the 80th-anniversary vision proclamation ceremony held that day at the Seoul Shilla Hotel, Park unveiled a future-vision declaration titled ‘Beyond newspapers, to the premier knowledge platform’.
“Allow Lee Man-hee of Shincheonji to go to an outside hospital”…This year alone, more than 12,000 petitions to Seoul Detention Center
Flood of petitions to improve the medical treatment of Lee Man-hee…Petitions surge 22-fold Petitions received and processed at Seoul Detention Center have surged 22 times in a year, surpassing 12,000 this year. After Lee Man-hee, the leader of Shincheonji, was confined to the Seoul Detention Center in June, a deluge of petitions calling for improvements to his medical treatment appears to have driven the increase.
‘Separation of investigation and indictment’ begins this week… Heads of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency·Prosecution Agency ‘vacant’
With the new criminal law framework set to launch on the 2nd of next month, the president is deliberating until the last minute, leading to a ‘delay’ The head of the Prosecution Agency to open the same day is also vacant… Minister of Justice·National Police Agency commissioner do not even have nominees The new criminal justice system that completely separates investigation and indictment is poised to launch with the heads of key oversight bodies all vacant.
Ministry of the Interior and Safety clarifies, “Kim Ji-yong is not a ‘pro-Yoon prosecutor’”…“There must be no vacancy for the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency”
As controversy grew over nominee Kim Ji-yong, designated as the inaugural chief of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, being a ‘pro-Yoon prosecutor’, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety issued a direct clarification.
Ministry of the Interior and Safety “Kim Ji-yong is the right person for commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency… does not oppose investigation·prosecution separation”
On the 17th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety addressed various controversies regarding Kim Ji-yong, nominee for commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, stating that “we judged candidate Kim, who possesses investigative expertise, fairness and neutrality, and organizational management competence, to be the right person.” After nominating Kim, the presidential office moved to re-vet him as controversy over him being a ‘pro-prosecution’ figure flared.
Kim Seung-won sent a congratulatory flower wreath to the office of broker Yang… In the same month, a ‘dinner appointment’ with the founder of Genencell
It has been confirmed that in September 2021, just before discussions about lobbying related to a new drug by Genencell, Kim Seung-won, the nominee for Minister of Justice, sent a congratulatory flower wreath to the office of a firm run by a broker surnamed Yang.
Prosecutors question MBK Chairman Kim Byung-ju as a suspect in the ‘Homeplus scandal’
Prosecutors investigating the ‘Homeplus asset-stripping management’ case summoned MBK Partners Chairman Kim Byung-ju, a major shareholder of Homeplus, for questioning as a suspect on the 10th.
Kim Seung-won says “Han Dong-hoon's recording is a splice-up”, releases the ‘original’… Han Dong-hoon calls it “a self-destructive stance”
On the 10th, the side of Minister of Justice nominee Kim Seung-won released the original transcript, asserting that the transcript disclosed by independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon in connection with the allegation of a ‘request for approval of a COVID-19 new drug clinical trial’ had been distorted and fabricated.
Foreign children unable to register births...Constitutional Court “Leaving a legal vacuum is unconstitutional”
The Constitutional Court has found it unconstitutional that domestic law does not provide for the birth registration of foreign children. It held that preventing foreign children born in Korea from filing birth notifications due to the lack of a legal basis under current law infringes fundamental rights.
‘Engaging in Key Insurrection Duties’ Former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Kim Bong-sik Released Again on Appeal
Kim Bong-sik, former commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency who was sentenced to 10 years in prison at first instance on charges of taking part in the 12·3 insurrection, has been released again while his appeal is pending. According to reporting by the Kyunghyang Shinmun on the 20th, Criminal Division 12-1 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Lee Seung-cheol) granted bail for the former commissioner on the 18th.
‘Special investigations expert’ Lee Tae-han leads the ‘election commission special counsel’… taking over the joint prosecution-police task force probe and ‘zeroing in’ on the National Election Commission leadership
On the 18th, President Lee Jae Myung appointed Lee Tae-han, a former chief of Criminal Division 4 at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office (23rd class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) and known as a ‘special investigations expert,’ as special counsel for the election commission.
Ministry of Justice “Swift overhaul of the breach-of-trust offense”…Will it affect President Lee’s ‘Daejang-dong trial’?
Jung Sung-ho “Vague elements burden corporate management” Pushing abolition or easing of requirements If abolished, depending on the content of substitute legislation, room for President Lee’s ‘dismissal’…opposition backlash expected On the Criminal Procedure Act “Need a basis for the Joint Investigation Headquarters”…negative on dispatching Prosecution Office prosecutors to a special counsel The Ministry of Justice said on the 5th that it would swiftly push to overhaul the breach-of-trust...
‘Dismissal of prosecution’ vague criteria raise concerns in the legal community… “There will be more attempts to delay trials”
As the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act abolishing the prosecution’s supplementary investigation authority nears passage at the National Assembly’s plenary session, controversy is growing over the bill’s newly added grounds for ‘dismissal of prosecution’. The legal community says ambiguous statutory wording will intensify trial delays.
Ahn Eun-jin's Dress Exposure Incident at Blue Dragon Film Awards: Netizens Speculation and Support
Actress Ahn Eun-jin’s Unfortunate Wardrobe Malfunction at Blue Dragon Film Awards At the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards held at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, actress Ahn Eun-jin attracted attention for all the wrong reasons. Her appearance on the red carpet in a stunning silver dress turned into an embarrassing moment as the ill-fitting outfit caused a wardrobe malfunction, exposing part of her underwear. While walking the red carpet, the oversized dress slipped, revealing the actress’s undergarments.
Investigator triple mix most cancers vaccine Section 2 very first affected person administration, as Genexine Opdivo
declared on the 17th that it experienced finished the administration of the initial affected individual in the phase 2 medical trial of the triple mixture of the cancer treatment deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) vaccine, immunotherapy, and ‘Opdivo’. This period 2 medical trial is led by Professor Kim Hye-ryun from the Oncology Division of Yonsei Cancer Clinic.
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