US EditionSouth Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, hundreds of cases in limbo
- South Korea's truth commission suspended its investigation into foreign adoption fraud Wednesday night.
- Internal disputes among commissioners about case recognition caused the suspension.
- A conservative majority on the panel previously deferred 42 adoptee cases in March.
- Investigator Park Geon Tae said the commission cannot produce more reports before its mandate ends.
- The suspension leaves 311 cases unresolved, pending potential new legislation.
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South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, hundreds of cases in limbo
The South Korean government’s fact-finding commission has suspended its groundbreaking investigation into the extensive fraud and abuse that tainted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program, stemming from internal disputes among commissioners about which cases warranted recognition.
South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud
The South Korean government’s fact-finding commission has suspended its groundbreaking investigation into the extensive fraud and abuse that tainted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program, stemming from internal disputes among commissioners abo...
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