Uijeongbu scandal
| Uijeongbu scandal | |
| Hangul | 의정부 이순호 변호사 사건 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 議政府 李順浩 辯護士 事件 |
| Revised Romanization | Uijeongbu I Sunho Byeonhosa Sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Uijŏngbu I Sunho Pyŏnhosa Sakŏn |
| Uijeongbu scandal | |
| Hangul | 대전 이종기 변호사 사건 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 大田 李宗基 辯護士 事件 |
| Revised Romanization | Daejeon I Jonggi Byeonhosa Sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taejŏn I Chonggi Pyŏnhosa Sakŏn |
The Uijeongbu Yi Sun-ho lawyer scandal (Korean: 의정부 이순호 변호사 사건) was a 1997 judicial scandal in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. For the first time in South Korean judicial history, prosecutors investigated a large number of sitting judges; they found that fifteen District Court judges had received millions of won in payments from attorneys. In the end the judges were not indicted because prosecutors believed the money had no direct connection with their legal duties.[1] However, judges who received sums greater than one million won were obliged to resign, while those who received smaller amounts suffered demotion or disciplinary measures.[2] Along with a 1998 bribery scandal in Daejeon, the Uijeongbu scandal was one of the motivations behind a law, finally passed by the National Assembly in 2000, which attempted to address the issue of special treatment shown to judges who retired to become lawyers in private practise.[3] The scandals also lead to a revision of the code of judicial ethics banning cash thank-you gifts.[2]
References
- ^ "Prosecutors pledge prompt investigation into bribery allegations", The Hankyoreh, 2010-04-23, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ a b "Chief Justice 'Gave Cash Gifts to a Dozen Justices'", Chosun Ilbo, 2007-01-08, archived from the original on January 15, 2007, retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ "전관예우", Encyclopædia Britannica Online (Korea), archived from the original on 2011-07-16, retrieved 2010-06-24
Further reading
- 洪性一 [Hong Seong-il]; 金鍾泰 [Gim Jong-tae] (1998-02-27), "'의정부검사' 11명 조사착수 [Investigation begins on 11 Uijeongbu prosecutors]", Munhwa Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
- "'의정 부 검사' 2명 중징계 [Two Uijeongbu prosecutors receive heavy punishments]", Munhwa Ilbo, 1998-03-07, retrieved 2010-06-25
- 洪性一 [Hong Seong-il] (1998-03-12), "李변호사와 돈거래 변호사 재소환조사 [Lawyer Yi and others who accepted money called for investigation again]", Munhwa Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
- 吳命根 [O Myeong-geun] (1998-03-20), "비 리사건 원인 의정부변호사업계 불황깊어져 [Uijeongbu legal industry troubles deepens with ethics scandal]", Munhwa Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
- 吳命根 [O Myeong-geun] (1998-05-25), "뇌물제공혐의 이순호변호사 징역3년 구형 [3-year sentence requested for Yi Sun-ho on suspicion of passing bribes]", Munhwa Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
- Sin, Seok-ho (January 1999), "1999년은 법관 최악의 해: 위기의 한국 법원 흔들리는 법관들 [1999, the worst year for judges: judges who caused a crisis in the South Korean judiciary]", Dong-a Ilbo, retrieved 2010-06-25
