Investigation of Abuse of Power in the Environment Ministry Turns Towards the Blue House
It looks like the Korean left’s prosecution of a members of the prior Park Geun-hye government for running a “cultural blacklist” is coming back to haunt them as they have done an arguably worse abuse of power in the Environment Ministry:
The prosecution is expanding its investigation into the environment ministry’s alleged “blacklist” to the presidential office as it is considering questioning a presidential secretary in charge of personnel affairs.
Korea Times
Since the main opposition Liberty Korea Party raised the allegation last December, prosecutors have confirmed some cases pertaining to a political purge. The ministry allegedly compelled 24 senior officials at its eight affiliated organizations appointed by the previous administration to step down so the posts could be filled with people loyal to the current government.
On Monday, the Seoul Eastern District Court held a hearing to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for former Minister Kim Eun-kyung on charges of abuse of power after banning her from traveling abroad in February. Kim led the ministry from July 2017 to November 2018.
According to the prosecution, the environment ministry investigated some of the officials who were refusing to step down to uncover individual wrongdoings or business-related mistakes. Following such pressure, a standing auditor at the Korea Environment Corp. (KEC), surnamed Kim, quit in March last year.
Now, believing it is improbable that the ministry did not create the blacklist by itself, the prosecution has been looking into whether Cheong Wa Dae pulled the strings from behind the scenes.
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Of course commie moon was calling all the shots. dirty MFr.