North Korea cracks down on corrupt prosecutors shielding elite students

2026-02-11 - 07:05

North Korea’s Supreme Prosecutor’s Office issued an emergency order Jan. 19 activating a long-dormant legal provision that allows the replacement of corrupt prosecutors at major universities, a Daily NK source in Pyongyang said recently. The order targets prosecutors who accept bribes from powerful parents to shield their children from investigation for anti-socialist behavior. Source