Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae entered the prosecution's office a few minutes ago to be questioned about his alleged involvement in the abuse of power at the judiciary.<br />Before he entered the building, the ex-top court chief said he apologizes for what happened during his term and is willing to take responsibility.<br />He said he will answer questions diligently and asked for prosecutors to proceed without any preconceptions. <br />Yang was the Supreme Court's chief justice from 2011 to 2017.<br />He's accused of using trials as bargaining chips in the Supreme Court's dealings with the previous Park Geun-hye administration to achieve his long-envisioned plan of establishing a separate court of appeals. <br />He will be the first former chief justice to appear before prosecutors as a criminal suspect. <br />
