South Korea: The Prosecutorial State

By Byun Hee-jae • November 01, 2024

In this powerful interview, Byun Hee-jae, founder of South Korean investigative journalism firm MediaWatch, discusses President Yoon Seok-yeol, Yoon’s attacks against Park Geun-hye, and the rise of what Byun calls the “prosecutorial state,” virtually a fourth branch of government in South Korea.

Byun is seeking political asylum in the United States because what he reveals in this interview is too damning for the South Korean ruling establishment to pass over in silence.

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About Byun Hee-jae

Byun Hee-jae is a South Korean conservative political commentator and head of MediaWatch, an independent media and publisher in Seoul. Before founding MediaWatch in 2009, Byun was a guest editorialist for the Chosun Ilbo, Dong-A Ilbo, and Hankyoreh newspapers. He studied aesthetics at Seoul National University.