South Korea: Former President Moon rejects corruption charges

Seoul (South Korea), Apr 25 (LaPresse/AP) – Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in called his indictment for corruption ‘unfair’, accusing prosecutors of abusing their power in what he called a politically motivated investigation. Moon's statements came a day after prosecutors in the southern city of Jeonju announced his indictment over allegations that a low-cost airline offered his son-in-law a lucrative bogus job during his presidency. In a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, Moon said he believed that prosecutors were ‘going in a predetermined direction, at all costs’ and that his case was an example of ‘how politicised the prosecution has become and how judicial power is being abused’.