Shocking Developments in South Korea's Political Scandal: What You Need to Know

Ahn Chae-won. | 2026.04.18

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Park Seong-jun, secretary of the special parliamentary committee investigating alleged fabricated indictments, speaking[Yonhap News Agency][Yonhap News Agency]
Park Seong-jun, the Democratic Party’s secretary on the parliamentary special committee probing allegations that prosecutors in President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration fabricated indictments, said he was “deeply saddened” and expressed his condolences after a prosecutor who had been summoned as a witness reportedly attempted suicide. In a press release on the 17th, Park said he hopes the prosecutor makes a swift recovery. Responding to reports that Gu Ja-hyun, the acting prosecutor general, asked on his way home that summonses for rank-and-file prosecutors and investigators be withdrawn, Park said agency reports and hearings to date have generally avoided calling junior prosecutors or investigators as witnesses—except when they were directly implicated in the alleged fabrications. He emphasized that the parliamentary probe seeks to expose whether the prosecution conducted organized, systemic fabricated investigations rather than isolated individual misconduct. For that reason, Park said, summoning senior officials who planned and directed the investigations is necessary to establish the facts and protect the public’s right to know. Earlier, a prosecutor surnamed Lee, who served on the Daejang-dong second investigation team and investigated Nam Wook and others, received a summons on the 10th to testify at the parliamentary probe. He reportedly attempted suicide the same day, was taken to an emergency room, and remains hospitalized. #ParkSeong-jun #GuJa-hyun #Prosecution #FabricatedIndictments Yonhap News TV inquiries and tips: KakaoTalk/LINE jebo23; An Chae-won (chae1@yna.co.kr)
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Shocking Developments in South Korea's Political Scandal: What You Need to Know