Why Korean politicians are shaving their heads

Opposition leaders are furious about controversial government appointment

Liberty Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn, South Korea
Liberty Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn has his hair cut off in public in Seoul
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Opposition politicians in South Korea’s parliament are shaving their heads in protest against the appointment of a justice minister whose family is being investigated for suspected wrongdoing.

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