[Newsmaker] Ex-Supreme Court chief hires another lawyer in preparation for legal battle
Social affairsJan 27, 2019
Former Supreme Court Chief Yang Sung-tae, currently in detention, has hired another lawyer to prepare for what will be a tough legal battle over allegations that he politically influenced trials to lobby the previous government, sources said Sunday.Yang recently brought in judge-turned-lawyer Lee Sang-won in addition to his two legal representatives, as he appears likely to face an unprecedented corruption probe as the former head of the country’s judiciary.Former Supreme Court chief Yang Sung-t