Special counsel seeks 1-yr prison term for CIO chief for dereliction of duty
A special counsel team on Thursday sought a one-year prison term for the head of the anti-graft agency on charges of dereliction of duty over a criminal complaint filed against one of his subordinates. Special counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon's team requested the sentence for Oh Dong-woon, chief prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), during his trial's final…
A special counsel team has demanded a one-year prison sentence for Oh Dong-woon, the head of the anti-corruption agency, for dereliction of duty. The request came during the final hearing of a criminal complaint filed against one of his subordinates, Song Chang-jin, a former senior prosecutor at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).
The complaint was lodged by opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmakers in August 2024, alleging Song had lied at the National Assembly about a high-profile investigation into a Marine's death in 2023. According to the special counsel team, Oh failed to forward the complaint to the Supreme Prosecutors Office within the required 11-month window, potentially obstructing the investigation into Song.
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