Junior Prosecutor at Southern District Prosecutors' Office in Extreme Choice Case, Prosecution Concludes 'No Harsh Acts Such as Verbal Abuse or Assault'

Southern District Prosecutors' Office Rules 'Not Workplace Harassment'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The prosecution concluded that there was no verbal abuse, physical violence, or other harsh treatment in the case of a rookie prosecutor who took an extreme measure at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office building after conducting a fact-finding investigation.

According to the legal community on the 29th, the Southern District Prosecutors' Office completed the fact-finding investigation into the death of rookie prosecutor A in mid-this month. The investigation confirmed that the stress was due to difficult work, and there was no verbal abuse, physical violence, or other harsh treatment. It was determined that this was not workplace harassment.

Rookie prosecutor A, affiliated with the Southern District Prosecutors' Office, took an extreme measure at the prosecution office building in early April. He was immediately transported to a hospital but ultimately passed away.

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