Supreme Prosecutors Seek Suspension for Prosecutor Park Sang-yong Over Lee Hwa-young Probe

South Korea’s Supreme Prosecutors’ Office has requested a suspension-level disciplinary action against Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park Sang-yong, citing an inspection that found improper investigative practices during the Ssangbangwool remittance-to-North Korea case. The Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office inspection reportedly concluded that investigators made inducement-like demands for confession and violated procedures while questioning former Gyeonggi Vice Governor Lee Hwa-young. The request marks a formal internal response to controversy over the investigation’s methods. The disciplinary process is expected to review the inspection findings and Park’s explanation. Source: mk.co.kr