Justice minister seeks discipline for two prosecutors over courtroom walkout

Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho has requested disciplinary action against two prosecutors who stormed out of a high-profile perjury trial in protest of allegedly unfair court proceedings last year, the ministry said Friday. The move follows an internal inspection into four prosecutors of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office who abruptly left a pretrial hearing after the court rejected their request to call witnesses in November 2025. Before exiting, the team filed a motion to disqualify the bench