South Korean Lawmakers Condemn US Pressure Over Coupang Probe
The Coupang Inc. headquarters in Seoul.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/BloombergSouth Korean lawmakers protested what they described as US political pressure over a legal case involving Coupang Inc., with about 90 legislators planning to deliver a formal complaint to the US ambassador.
Lawmakers, including Park Hongbae from the ruling Democratic Party, said they would deliver a protest letter to the US envoy in Seoul, warning that attempts to influence legal proceedings in South Korea would amount to an infringement on judicial sovereignty.