South Korean Ex-Lawman Who Hounded President to Seek Top Job
- Yoon Seok-youl says incumbent Moon Jae-in divided the nation
- Yoon resigned in clash with Moon for probing his inner circle
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South Korea’s former top prosecutor whose battles with President Moon Jae-in made him one of the country’s most popular political figures launched a bid to seek the top job himself.
Yoon Seok-youl -- who was appointed prosecutor-general by Moon before feuding with the administration and resigning -- said in a national televised news conference Tuesday he cannot let the policies of the Moon government stand and announced he intends to run for the job in elections in March.