South Korean President Moon Jae-in's nominee for justice minister may soon ...
SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s nominee for justice minister may soon take office under the cloud of a prosecution enquiry and public outcry over a scandal that has reignited debate over class privilege.
The scandal has struck a chord in South Korea where young people, who compete furiously through school and university, are increasingly finding themselves scrambling for a dwindling number of positions in a slack job market, in a system they see as plagued by systemic unfairness and bias in favor of the elite.
But he said no rules had been broken and he would consider a way to make amends to young people who don’t have the same opportunities. “She had opportunities that a typical high school, college student would not even be able to see, just because she is the child of the privileged class,” Do Jung-geun, SNU student council president, said of Cho’s daughter.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has opened an investigation into unspecified allegations against Cho’s family with a series of raids into dozens of related offices late last month, including the universities involved in the allegations.If appointed, Cho would oversee the prosecutors’ office, but he has vowed not to receive reports on any investigation into his family.
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