Yoon Seok-yeol Orders Expansion of Investigation Personnel for Petition on ‘Han Myeong-suk Case Testimony Coercion’

Yoon Seok-yeol, Prosecutor General. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol has ordered an expansion of the investigative personnel for the complaint case alleging that testimony was coerced during the investigation of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's illegal political funds case.

According to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 12th, the prosecution has formed a dedicated investigation team consisting of three members, including the Human Rights Supervisor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and the Human Rights Investigation Advisor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, to review the investigation process of former Prime Minister Han's case in 2010.

A, who testified as a court witness during former Prime Minister Han's trial, filed a complaint with the Ministry of Justice in April, alleging that prosecutors coached false testimony during the investigation.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office had assigned the complaint case to the Human Rights Supervisor for investigation, and recently two additional personnel were added.

This expansion of investigative personnel is interpreted as a measure in response to the recent series of allegations related to statements or testimonies during the investigation and trial process at that time.

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