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…
Special counsel has requested a one-year prison term for Oh Dong-woon, chief prosecutor at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), in a case of dereliction of duty. This request was made during the final hearing of his trial at the Seoul Central District Court. Oh is accused of attempting to suppress an investigation into Song Chang-jin, a former senior CIO prosecutor, who faced a criminal complaint from opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmakers in August 2024.
According to the special counsel team, Oh failed to forward this complaint to the Supreme Prosecutors Office within the legally mandated 11-month period. They believe he intentionally obstructed the investigation into Song, who was accused of perjury at the National Assembly regarding a high-profile investigation into a Marine's death in 2023.
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