Former Prosecutor General Ahn Tae-geun Accused of 'Retaliation in Personnel Matters' Faces Final Verdict Today

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Former Prosecutor Ahn Tae-geun, who was indicted on charges of retaliating against victim Prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun out of fear that his sexual harassment would be revealed, and was sentenced to prison in the first and second trials, will receive the final verdict at the Supreme Court today.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Noh Jung-hee) will deliver the appellate ruling on former Prosecutor Ahn, who was indicted on charges of abuse of authority, at 10:10 a.m. on the 9th in Courtroom No. 1 of the Supreme Court. This comes about two years after Prosecutor Seo revealed that she was sexually harassed in late January 2018.

Former Prosecutor Ahn was indicted on charges of improperly intervening in the personnel transfer process of Prosecutor Seo, whom he had sexually harassed in the past, from the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Yeoju Branch to the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office Tongyeong Branch in August 2015, while serving as the Director of the Prosecutor's Office at the Ministry of Justice, overseeing personnel affairs.

The first and second trials judged that former Prosecutor Ahn abused his authority to intervene in personnel matters to prevent the spread of the sexual harassment facts and sentenced him to two years in prison.

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