Cho Kuk Challenges Lee
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South Korean former Justice Minister Cho Kuk says he wants to serve as President Lee Jae-myung’s political “red team,” but Democratic Party figures criticize his warnings about Lee’s possible appeal conviction. Cho also cautions that Kim Keon Hee could be released if the Supreme Court misses an October deadline, and urges restraint over proposed investigations into alleged fabricated prosecutions.
Cho Kuk Steps Up Criticism of President and Government, Angering Democratic Party
Cho Kuk’s warning that an effort to withdraw charges in a case involving President Lee Jae-myung could end in political and legal trouble has triggered an angry response inside the Democratic Party. The dispute is sharpening tensions between the Democratic Party and the Innovation Party as they discuss closer cooperation. Cho wrote on Facebook that laws risk failing if they appear designed for one…
Cho Kuk blasts government, Democrats over property-tax U-turn, saying it protected only the top 1%
Cho Kuk accused the Democratic Party of Korea and the government of protecting only the top 1% by reversing a plan to lower the basic deduction for nonresident single-home owners under the comprehensi…
News Dive: Cho Kuk Says His Role Is to Be Lee Jae-myung’s Red Team
Hankyoreh’s “News Dive” program features Cho Kuk saying that his role is to serve as President Lee Jae-myung’s “red team.” The episode also covers Kim Yong-beom saying he had discussed resigning with …
Democratic Party Slams Cho Kuk for Saying President Lee Could Be Convicted on Appeal
The Democratic Party reacted angrily to Cho Kuk’s prediction that President Lee Jae-myung could receive a guilty verdict when his appeal trial resumes after his term in office. Park Sung-joon, the par…
