US EditionSeoul Chief Prosecutor Offers to Resign Following Decision Not to Appeal Development Scandal Case
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Seoul chief prosecutor offers to resign following decision not to appeal development scandal case
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. His offer came just four months after taking office, in what is seen as a protest against the prosecution's decision not to file an appeal, reportedly in line with the justice ministry's opinion that the case did not warrant one. La…
The prosecutor in charge of Daejang-dong, who opposed the appeal, was unable to file an appeal on the 8th when the prosecutor in charge of Daejang-dong posted an answer that it was unavoidable because the command department of the Grand Prosecutor and Central District Prosecutor was not allowed to file an appeal against the Daejang-dong development corruption private contractor case
The investigation team protested, saying, "Unfair instructions from higher-ups"... Strong internal backlash expected. Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Chief Prosecutor Jeong Jin-woo submitted his resignation on the 8th. On the 7th, the prosecution announced that five defendants, including private businessman Kim Man-bae, who were sentenced to prison for corruption in the Daejang-dong development project, would give up their appeals.
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