Ex-presidential chief of staff summoned in probe of top court power abuse scandal
Social affairsAug 7, 2018
Prosecutors requested Tuesday a former presidential chief of staff appear for questioning this week regarding alleged power abuses involving the previous Supreme Court chief. Prosecutors asked Kim Ki-choon, 79, who served as an aide to ousted President Park Geun-hye, to present himself at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Prosecutors are investigating allegations the top court, under the previous Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae, used politically sensitive trial