In most common law jurisdictions,the attorney general or attorney-general is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions,attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enforcement,prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally. In practice,the extent to which the attorney general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions,and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction,often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience.
The president of the Republic of Korea,also known as the president of Korea,is both the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president is elected by citizens of the Republic of Korea and pledges to execute the duties of their office,chief among others "to defend the State,pursue peaceful unification of the homeland." The president leads the State Council,is the chief of the executive branch of the national government and the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
South Korea has a relatively unified and integrated approach to law enforcement. For example,the National Police Agency (NPA) provides all general policing services throughout the country. Due to the unitary system,local police organizations are directly under the NPA.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world. The title is used mainly in jurisdictions that are or have been members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The National Intelligence Service is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. The agency was officially established in 1961 as the Korean Central Intelligence Agency,during the rule of general Park Chung Hee’s military Supreme Council for National Reconstruction,which displaced the Second Republic of Korea. The original duties of the KCIA were to supervise and coordinate both international and domestic intelligence activities and criminal investigations by all government intelligence agencies,including that of the military. The agency’s broad powers allowed it to actively intervene in politics. Agents undergo years of training and checks before they are officially inducted and receive their first assignments.
Park Geun-hye is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017.
Park Chung Hee,the third President of South Korea,was assassinated on October 26,1979,during a dinner at the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) safe house near the Blue House presidential compound in Jongno District,Seoul,South Korea. It was the first assassination of a head of state in South Korea and in Korea in 605 years,since the assassination of Gongmin of Goryeo. Kim Jae-gyu,the director of the KCIA and the president's security chief,was responsible for the assassination. Park was shot in the chest and the head,and died almost immediately. Four bodyguards and a presidential chauffeur were also killed. The incident is often referred to as "10.26" or the "10.26 incident" in South Korea.
Roh Moo-hyun was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea between 2003 and 2008.
The Unjust is a 2010 South Korean action crime film by Ryoo Seung-wan. It is a dark and bitter denunciation of corruption in the South Korean justice system.
The 2012 NIS public opinion manipulation scandal saw members of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea accused of interfering in the South Korean presidential election,2012. First,an agent of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) was alleged to have manipulated public opinion to help Park Geun-hye's presidential election under the command of the NIS. Second,the director of the agency commanded an NIS agent to manipulate public opinion. Suspicions were raised before the election,but were not verified until afterwards.
Seung H-Sang is a South Korean architect who studied at Seoul National University and Technische Universitaet in Wien. After working for Kim Swoo-geun from 1974 to 1989,he established his own office IROJE architects&planners in 1989.
Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean politician,army general and military dictator who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.
Hwang Kyo-ahn is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as acting president of South Korea from 9 December 2016 to 10 May 2017 and the 44th prime minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017.
Suh Hoon is a South Korean government official who served as the Director of National Security Office from 2020 to 2022 and previously as the director of the National Intelligence Service from 2017 to 2020.
Partners for Justice is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young and Jeong Yu-mi. The first series aired on MBC in May 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at the 22:00 (KST). In October 2018,MBC announced that it was renewed for a second season,which premiered in 2019. Kang Seung-hyun and No Min-woo were announced as second series leads. It aired on MBC from June 3 to July 29,2019.
Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician and attorney who is the 13th and current president of South Korea since 2022. A member of the People Power Party,he previously served as the prosecutor general of South Korea from 2019 to 2021 under his presidential predecessor Moon Jae-In.
Undercover is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Song Hyun-wook and starring Ji Jin-hee,Kim Hyun-joo,Jung Man-sik,and Heo Joon-ho. Based on BBC drama series of the same name,it portrays the story of Han Jeong-hyeon,an agent at the National Intelligence Service,and a Human Rights lawyer,Choi Yeon-soo. It aired on JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 23:00 (KST) from April 23 to June 12,2021. The series is also available on streaming media TVING in South Korea. Kim Hyun-joo and Ji Jin-hee previously starred together in Miss Kim's Million Dollar Quest (2004) and I Have a Lover (2015).
The National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea’s illegal eavesdropping case occurred during the Kim Dae-Jung administration when the National Intelligence Service was wiretapping civilians and the opposite political party’s politicians. It was revealed by the Grand National Party lawmaker Chung Hyung-Geun in October 2002,and was considered an election disclosure ahead of the presidential election;however,three years of the investigation confirmed that the allegation of NIS wiretapping was true. In December 2000,during the so-called 'Kwon No-gap's resignation scandal',the phone conversations of young Democratic Party lawmakers and those involved in Jin Seung-Hyun's gate were wiretapped. At the time of Choi Kyu-sun's gate in 2000,it was confirmed that Choi Kyu-sun's business operations,money and women relations,and the details of personnel appointments of high-ranking officials such as the NIS director were also wiretapped.
Han Dong-hoon is the 69th minister of justice of the Republic of Korea,serving in the administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Han previously served as a junior anti-corruption prosecutor and played a leading role in multiple high-profile cases,including those involving Samsung executive Lee Jae-yong,former Presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak,and family members of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk. Considered a protégéand close associate of Yoon,Han served as a principal deputy when the president held senior positions in the Korean prosecution service.
