Korean netizens are revisiting the controversial “Burning Sun” scandal after a resurfaced article revealed that President Yoon Suk-yeol oversaw the initial investigation as head of the Third Criminal Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office .
The article, originally published during the early stages of the scandal, revealed that the high-profile case had been assigned to Yoon Suk-yeol’s division. This revelation triggered a wave of public debate, with many netizens raising doubts about his involvement and decisions made during the investigation.
While the scandal centered on allegations of bribery, drug use and abuse linked to the Burning Sun nightclub has been one of the most infamous in South Korea’s legal and entertainment history, the new attention on Yoon Suk-yeol’s role has added a another level to the current situation. debate on case management.
Below are K-netizens’ responses to this revelation:
- Exactly, that’s why if you look at the old posts on Instiz, there were some praise posts.
- Huh…? It eventually faded away, so why were there posts praising it…?
- At the time, people posted things like, “He is the prosecutor in charge of the investigation of Choi Soon-sil Gate, so please report everything.” We believe in you,’ all without even knowing who he really was.
- This topic has resurfaced once before, but it was on Twitter, not here.
- Meanwhile, people kept saying that Yoon Suk-yeol had no criminal record or anything. It’s fun. Why shouldn’t he have one?
- They should have asked for a heavier sentence. His fans keep throwing tantrums, and he keeps going abroad and mentioning BB (Big Bang), which really pisses me off.
- No wonder it all ended in such a meaningless way, lol.
On December 14, Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the National Assembly by a vote of 204 to 300, making him the third president in South Korea’s history to face impeachment. Yoon Suk-yeol was immediately suspended from his duties, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo assumed the role of acting president until the Constitutional Court delivers its final ruling.
Reuters describes Han Duck-soo as one of South Korea’s few officials with “a diverse career that transcends partisan lines.” He served under both liberal and conservative presidents. With a PhD in Economics from Harvard, Han Duck-soo’s expertise in economics, trade and diplomacy, along with his reputation for reasonableness, calm demeanor and diligence, have made him an oft-mentioned leading figure in South Korean politics.
