Open Democratic Party Candidates Choi Kang-wook and Hwang Hee-seok Prosecuted by Civic Groups

On the afternoon of the 7th, Choi Kang-wook, former Blue House Secretary for Public Discipline, Hwang Hee-seok, former Director of Human Rights at the Ministry of Justice, and lawyer Cho Dae-jin (from left) came to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, to submit a complaint against the wife and mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. They are answering questions from the press. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Choi Kang-wook, former Secretary for Public Office Discipline at the Blue House and a candidate for the Open Democratic Party's proportional representation in the April 15 general election, and Hwang Hee-seok, former Director of Human Rights at the Ministry of Justice, have been reported to the prosecution by a civic group.

The progressive civic group, the Capital Market Watchdog Center, filed a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 13th, accusing former Secretary Choi of forgery of private documents through impersonation and bribery, and former Director Hwang of violating election laws (spreading false information), respectively.

In the complaint, the Capital Market Watchdog Center claimed that former Secretary Choi falsely issued an internship certificate from the law firm he belonged to for the purpose of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's son's graduate school admission, and as compensation for this, he was appointed as Secretary for Public Office Discipline while Cho served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs.

Regarding former Director Hwang, the group argued that his disclosure of the real names of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and 14 other prosecutors on his Facebook last month, labeling them as a "coup faction," constituted the spreading of false information.

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