South Korea’s newly appointed Justice Minister Cho Kuk, mired in a corruption scandal involving his family, announced he is stepping down, after a little over a month in the position.



Cho was officially appointed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in on September 9 to lead the reform of the country’s prosecutors’ office.



His appointment, amid a prosecution probe into his family’s financial investments and his children’s’ university admission, had fueled protests in recent weeks.

Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:56 - GMT 06:56