Ex-Supreme Court chief denies suspicions of using trials for bargaining
Social affairsJun 1, 2018
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae on Friday disavowed involvement in the top court's alleged use of politically sensitive trials as bargaining chips in its dealings with the presidential office over organizational changes.An internal Supreme Court probe revealed that the National Court Administration under the top court wrote a report in March 2015 on how to take advantage of high-profile cases in persuading senior presidential aides into supporting then-Chief Justice Yang's plan