Arrest warrant for former justice minister rejected
(WorldNews South Korea)

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, center, arrives at the Seoul Eastern District Court in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. AP A Seoul court on Friday rejected an arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk in a probe into his suspected role in ending an inspection into bribery allegations involving a former Busan vice mayor. Earlier this week, prosecutors filed for an arrest warrant for Cho, former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, on charges of abuse of authority in connection with the bribery case of now-arrested Yoo Jae-soo. After an hourslong hearing, Judge Kwon Deok-jin of the Seoul Eastern District Court rejected the warrant,...