South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ strikes blow against President Yoon

© The Financial Times Limited 2024. All Rights Reserved. Not to be redistributed, copied or modified in any way. A convicted former minister vowing revenge against conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol has helped deliver a resounding defeat to the South Korean leader in parliamentary elections. Former justice minister Cho Kuk, convicted on corruption charges after […]

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South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ strikes blow against President Yoon

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A convicted former minister vowing revenge against conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol has helped deliver a resounding defeat to the South Korean leader in parliamentary elections.

Former justice minister Cho Kuk, convicted on corruption charges after he was investigated by Yoon during his time as prosecutor-general, campaigned on an end to Yoon’s “prosecutorial dictatorship”.

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