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Justice ministry and prosecution clash over pressure in Lee-linked corruption appeal
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Controversy between South Korea's justice ministry and prosecution intensified on November 12 over alleged pressure to forgo appealing a corruption case linked to President Lee Jae-myung. The decision not to appeal the high-profile real estate scandal from Lee's time as Seongnam mayor has sparked internal pushback and suspicions of undue influence. The Seoul Central District chief prosecutor offered to resign, while the opposition demands the justice minister's resignation.
En kvinne tiltales for grovt dyremishandling etter at 41 hunder ble beslaglagt i Östergötland fylke i 2024. Hundene levde under elendige forhold i et hus dekket av avføring, uten varme og konkurrerte om mat. Kvinnen nekter tiltalen.
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The Ministry of Justice appointed Park Cheol-woo, head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office anticorruption department involved in the controversial Daejang-dong appeal drop, as the new chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. The reshuffle, aimed at stabilizing the prosecution, has drawn criticism for defying common sense. Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin filed a complaint with the Corruption Investigation Office against the justice minister and others.
Santiago's Third Oral Criminal Court acquitted eight defendants in the SQM case by majority, including former senator Pablo Longueira and candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami, criticizing the process's length and the prosecution's evidence quality. The verdict highlights a violation of the right to a timely trial after 11 years of investigation and a three-year trial. The sentence will be delivered in August 2026, leaving room for a nullity appeal.