Prosecutors says they will indict former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae in the coming hours,... for his involvement in a massive judicial power abuse scandal. <br />Kim Hyo-sun tells us more. <br />The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office is scheduled to hand over former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae to the court on Monday. <br />Yang is the first former head of South Korea's top court to be arrested as a suspect and face criminal trial.<br />He's accused of more than 40 charges, including interfering in sensitive trials like the one on Japan's forced labor of Koreans during World War Two, and numerous other high-profile cases.<br />The petition being filed by prosecutors is said to be nearly 300 pages-long. <br />Prosecutors are also expected to indict two retired justices Park Byong-dae and Ko Young-han for their alleged involvement in the scandal.<br />In addition,... Lim Jong-hun, a former deputy of the National Court Administration,... or the Supreme Court's administrative body,... will also be indicted on a range of charges related to the alleged wrongdoings. <br />Lim, in particular,... is accused of meddling in trials involving lawmakers. <br />Prosecutors plan to carry out additional investigations to indict other former and sitting judges involved in the power abuse scandal during Yang's leadership of judiciary,... drawing a line under their eight month investigation into the case. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
