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Cho Kuk, leader of the South Korean Rebuilding Korea Party, clenches his fist during a campaign rally for the upcoming parliamentary election on April 10, in Seoul, South Korea, on April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

South Korea’s president to pardon jailed ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk

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SKorean prosecutors indict Moon’s key ally over corruption

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Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, center, speaks upon his arrival at the Seoul Eastern District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Cho on Thursday attended a court hearing that will decide on the issuance of an arrest warrant for him over his suspected role in ending an inspection into bribery allegations involving a former Busan vice mayor, Yonhap news agency reported. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S Korean court rejects arrest of ex-justice minister

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE -In this Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, file photo, South Korean Justice Minister Cho Kuk, center, leaves the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon. South Korean prosecutors have summoned the country’s former justice minister as they expand an investigation into corruption allegations surrounding his family that sparked huge protests.(Ryu Hyung-suck/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korean ex-justice minister summoned in financial probe

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, photo, Chung Kyung-shim, center, the wife of South Korea's former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. Prosecutors on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 arrested the wife of Cho who resigned last week over corruption allegations surrounding his family that have sparked huge protests and rattled Seoul's liberal government. (Park Mi-so/Newsis via AP)

South Korean prosecutors arrest ex-minister’s wife

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Pro-government supporters hold signs with pictures of Justice Minister Cho Kuk, before a rally supporting Cho in front of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Tens of thousands of government supporters gathered in South Korea's capital for the fourth straight Saturday to show their support for President Moon Jae-in's justice minister, who is enmeshed in an explosive political scandal that has polarized the nation. The letters read &quot;Reform the Prosecution&quot; and &quot;Protect Cho Kuk&quot;. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean justice minister resigns during finance probe

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

A pro-government supporter holds a sign before a rally supporting Justice Minister Cho Kuk in front of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The letters read &quot;Reform the Prosecution&quot;. Tens of thousands of government supporters have gathered in South Korea’s capital for the fourth-straight weekend to show their support for President Moon Jae-in’s controversial justice minister who’s enmeshed in explosive political scandal that rocked and polarized the nation.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Pro-government protesters rally in Seoul to support minister

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Demonstrators wave national flags of South Korea and the U.S. during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Thousands of protesters rallied Wednesday in South Korea's capital for the second consecutive week to call for the ouster of President Moon Jae-in's hand-picked justice minister, whose family is at the center of an investigation into allegations of financial crimes and academic favors. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters call for ouster of justice minister

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Protesters shout slogans as they wave national flags and signs during a rally denouncing South Korea's Justice Minister Cho Kuk in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The letters read &quot;Arrest Cho Kuk&quot; and &quot;Moon Jae-in, resign.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Gov’t supporters rally in Seoul over beleaguered minister

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, Cho Kuk, a nominee for South Korea's Justice Minister, arrives for a news conference at National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean reporters have grilled President Moon Jae-in's nominee as justice minister for 11 hours over suspected ethical lapses surrounding his family that have triggered an intense political row and cut into Moon's popularity ratings. (Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP)

South Korean reporters grill minister nominee for 11 hours

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press