[Newsmaker] Korea’s jury system: Is it working?
Social affairsOct 30, 2013
Korea introduced a jury system six years ago as part of reforms to make court proceedings fair, transparent and more in tune with common sense. But the system has come under scrutiny following the separate jury acquittals in less than a week of progressive political satirists Ju Jin-u and Kim Eo-jun, and poet Ahn Do-hyun. They all were accused of spreading false information about President Park...