Op-ed: Latest raids on South Korean ministries more persecution than prosecution



Opinion Op-ed: Latest raids on South Korean ministries more persecution than prosecution ROK prosecutors are targeting former government for personnel changes even as Yoon does same, corroding good governance Aidan Foster-CarterJuly 29, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A photo of the South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office from the organization's Facebook page, featuring the caption "People-centered prosecutors, trusted prosecutors, fair prosecutors" \| Image: South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office Facebook The following article is an opinion piece by Aidan Foster-Carter, an honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in England. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of Korea Pro. South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday swooped in and seized documents from two ministries, as well a couple of their ancillary research institutes: the unification ministry in Seoul, plus the clunkily named (and oft-renamed) Ministry of Science and ICT. This isn’t unusual in South Korea, where the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) wields wide powers © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Samsung, SK Hynix rejection exposes South Korea’s chip-grid financing problem 02Trump’s Cheongung social media post tests Seoul’s refusal to arm to Ukraine 03Lee Jae Myung risks public trust as South Korea rewires its justice system 04South Korea turns to Central Asia as Iran war tests its energy resilience 05Houthi seizure of Mokha sharpens South Korea’s Hormuz deployment dilemma 06Japan’s stronger yen may cut Korea’s import bill while raising funding costs 07South Korea leans on Europe as Hormuz deployment choices grow narrower 08Hanwha’s Austal bid shows where South Korea’s MASGA plan may be heading

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Op-ed: Latest raids on South Korean ministries more persecution than prosecution

ROK prosecutors are targeting former government for personnel changes even as Yoon does same, corroding good governance

Aidan Foster-CarterJuly 29, 2022

Op-ed: Latest raids on South Korean ministries more persecution than prosecution

A photo of the South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office from the organization's Facebook page, featuring the caption "People-centered prosecutors, trusted prosecutors, fair prosecutors" | Image: South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office Facebook

The following article is an opinion piece by Aidan Foster-Carter, an honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in England. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of Korea Pro.

South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday swooped in and seized documents from two ministries, as well a couple of their ancillary research institutes: the unification ministry in Seoul, plus the clunkily named (and oft-renamed) Ministry of Science and ICT.

This isn’t unusual in South Korea, where the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) wields wide powers

Op-ed: Latest raids on South Korean ministries more persecution than prosecution

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