Citizen Groups File Criminal Complaints Against Choo Mi-ae and Choi Kang-wook Over 'Statement Leak Controversy'
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Civic groups have filed complaints with the prosecution against Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae and Open Democratic Party leader Choi Kang-wook regarding the controversy over the leaked draft statement of the minister's position.
The Association of Judicial Examination Preparers submitted a complaint to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 10th, requesting an investigation into Minister Choo and an unidentified Ministry of Justice employee on charges of official secret leakage.
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The Action Alliance for Restoring the Rule of Law also held a press conference in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, announcing that they would file complaints against Representative Choi, former lawmaker Choi Min-hee, and Minister Choo's aide suspected of leaking the information, on charges of official secret leakage and defamation due to the dissemination of false information.
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