The Blue House responded to petitions for dismissal of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol and petition for reappointment of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae. The Blue House responded to three related petitions in writing on the 27th.
First, in the petition related to the Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, he said, “In the future, the request for a suspension of the general disposition of Yun Seok-yeol will be overshadowed through an ongoing administrative lawsuit.” The Blue House said, “On December 16, 2020, the Prosecutors’ Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Justice decided a two-month suspension against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, and on December 24, as the Seoul Administrative Court cited the suspension of effect, President Yoon Suk-yeol is currently in charge. I am doing it.”
Regarding Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, “Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, who has been pursuing the reform of power institutions, expressed his intention to resign on December 16, and President Moon Jae-in appointed Park Bum-gye as the new Minister of Justice on December 30. Until this inauguration, I will do my best.”
The Cheong Wa Dae said, “The Moon Jae-in administration wants to return it to a people’s institution that serves only the people through’reform of power institutions,’ and “reform of power institutions is to achieve checks and balances, ensuring that the law and order are applied equally and fairly to everyone. Insisted. “At the end of last year, the law related to airlift, the National Intelligence Service Act, and the Police Act were enacted and amended to institutionalize the reform of power institutions.”
“In the future, the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution should work together to complete and develop the great task of prosecution reform,” he said. “The government will settle the reformed system.”
Earlier, the Cheong Wa Dae national petition bulletin board was followed by petitions demanding the disposition of the two characters so-called’Chu-Yoon conflict proxy war’. On November 27, a petitioner posted a post stating, “Along with the dismissal of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, he must receive severe punishment through a thorough investigation.” 33,3469 people agreed to the petition for “opposing disciplinary withdrawal and dismissal of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol” released a week later. On December 17, the day after Minister Chu expressed his appreciation, a petitioner who identified himself as “Prosecutor Reform and Fatherland War writer Kim Doo-il” petitioned for “requesting the President’s reconfidence to Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae”, and 42,745 people agreed.
The Blue House responded to the petition on the 27th, the deadline for the petition for dismissal of President Yoon Seok-yeol. Usually, petitions will be answered within 30 days from the deadline if more than 200,000 consents have been obtained within 30 days from the date of publication. In the case of petitions against the dismissal and disciplinary action of President Yoon and the petition for reconfirmation of Minister Chu, the deadline for responding was somewhat left, but the answer was tied at once.
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