Why so serious?

Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, right, and Kwak Sang-do, senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, talk to each other before the Cabinet meeting held in Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday. The top officials are being accused of meddling in an investigation of former National Intelligence Service chief who is charged for instructing his staff to counter opposition claims via online comments before the Dec. 19 presidential poll. / Yonhap