A prosecutor close to the president has been appointed head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, which has been investigating the first lady’s suspicious acceptance of a luxury handbag and her alleged stock price manipulation.
Lee Chang-soo, the former Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office head close to President Yoon Suk Yeok, has been appointed head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, which has been investigating the first lady’s suspicious acceptance of a luxury handbag from a mysterious pastor and her alleged stock price manipulation. In the meantime, the opposition prepares to resubmit a bill aimed at appointing a special prosecutor to look into all allegations against her. [PARK YONG-SEOK]