Hwang Woo-Suk Indicted for Fraud and Other Crimes
Indictments have finally come down from the prosecutors office. Hwang Woo-Suk is now officially in criminal trouble. However, the faithful will not be deterred.
From the Chosun Ilbo: Hearing of the scientist’s indictment on the radio or via their cell phone, many supporters burst into tears and threw down the pickets they were carrying. They attempted to block prosecutors’ cars and shouted abuse at prosecutors entering the gate with calls of “Traitor” and “You don’t deserve to eat.”
From the AP: SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors indicted disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk Friday on charges of fraud, embezzlement and bioethics violations linked to faked stem cell research.
From the Washington Post: Prosecutors have said the misuse of state funds carries a jail term of up to 10 years while a violation of the bioethics law can mean up to three years behind bars.
From Bloomberg: Five others will also be indicted, Lee, a prosecutor at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office, said at the agency’s headquarters in southern Seoul.
From ABC news: Hwang will not immediately be arrested, prosecution official Lee In-kyu said in a nationally televised news conference.
From Life News: Devoted followers of disgraced embryonic stem cell research scientist Hwang Woo-suk are engaging in an intimidation campaign across the Asian nation and rallying together to support political candidates in the wake of the international scandal. Their actions have even the South Korean media perplexed.
From BBC: Friday’s announcement marks a new low in the career of the once-famed South Korean scientific superstar, who was feted by the nation for his claimed breakthroughs in a promising new medical field.
