Cabinet approves bill ending prosecutors’ investigative powers

South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a landmark bill stripping prosecutors of their investigative powers, clearing the way for the country’s most sweeping criminal justice overhaul in more than seven decades. The approval at a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Lee Jae Myung came four days after the ruling Democratic Party pushed the bill through the National Assembly in a vote boycotted by the main opposition People Power Party. During the meeting, Lee signaled that he would not veto the