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South Korea prosecutor general
![South Korea Is Spiraling Toward a Polarized Justice System South Korea Is Spiraling Toward a Polarized Justice System](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-06-6.jpg)
South Korea Is Spiraling Toward a Polarized Justice System
By James Constant
Public faith in South Korea’s justice system was already low. With rival investigative agencies both tainted with naked partisanship, the situation is only worsening.
![Can Yoon Suk-yeol Break South Korea’s Decades-Old Political Curse? Can Yoon Suk-yeol Break South Korea’s Decades-Old Political Curse?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg)
Can Yoon Suk-yeol Break South Korea’s Decades-Old Political Curse?
By Jason Morgan and Kenji Yoshida
Will the prosecutor-turned-president resist the temptation to target his predecessor with legal investigations in a bid to shore up his political base?
![Amid Legal Troubles, Lee Jae-myung Tightens Grip on South Korea’s Opposition Party Amid Legal Troubles, Lee Jae-myung Tightens Grip on South Korea’s Opposition Party](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-10-145557.jpg)
Amid Legal Troubles, Lee Jae-myung Tightens Grip on South Korea’s Opposition Party
By Eunwoo Lee
South Korean politics is becoming messier as the proxy war between Lee and President Yoon continues.
![Yoon Suk-yeol’s Polarizing First Year Yoon Suk-yeol’s Polarizing First Year](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-25-200331.jpg)
Yoon Suk-yeol’s Polarizing First Year
By Karl Friedhoff
South Korea’s President Yoon rode polarization to steady the ship through his first year in office.
![Yoon Suk-yeol Wins People Power Party’s Presidential Primary Yoon Suk-yeol Wins People Power Party’s Presidential Primary](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-05-4.jpg)
Yoon Suk-yeol Wins People Power Party’s Presidential Primary
By Mitch Shin
South Korea’s main opposition party picked a former prosecutor general in the Moon administration as its presidential candidate on Friday.
![South Korea’s 2022 Presidential Race Is Taking Shape South Korea’s 2022 Presidential Race Is Taking Shape](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-07-08.png)
South Korea’s 2022 Presidential Race Is Taking Shape
By Jenna Gibson
Candidate have begun to officially declare their ambitions. Here are the names to know.
![Moon’s Prosecutor Pick Puts Reform Efforts Back in the Spotlight Moon’s Prosecutor Pick Puts Reform Efforts Back in the Spotlight](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-06-6.jpg)
Moon’s Prosecutor Pick Puts Reform Efforts Back in the Spotlight
By Jenna Gibson
Kim Oh-soo, the nominee for prosecutor general, is a strong supporter of President Moon's controversial prosecution reform plan.
![South Korea’s Prosecutor General Wins Another Court Battle Against the Government South Korea’s Prosecutor General Wins Another Court Battle Against the Government](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korea’s Prosecutor General Wins Another Court Battle Against the Government
By Mitch Shin
The court ruled that Yoon Suk-yeol can resume his seat, even though the president authorized suspending him for two months.
![South Korea’s Prosecution Reform Saga Heads Toward Final Showdown South Korea’s Prosecution Reform Saga Heads Toward Final Showdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korea’s Prosecution Reform Saga Heads Toward Final Showdown
By Jenna Gibson
Prosecutor General Yoon Suk-yeol, a political darling of conservatives, will face a hearing over his dismissal amid the Moon government’s final push for reform.
![South Korea’s Government and Top Prosecutor Clash Once Again South Korea’s Government and Top Prosecutor Clash Once Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-judge-gavel-1461291406zfk.jpg)
South Korea’s Government and Top Prosecutor Clash Once Again
By Mitch Shin
The country has been divided as the government and prosecutor general tussle over prosecution reform.
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