The Blue House announced on the 22nd that Shin Hyun-soo, head of Min Jeong, took over to President Moon Jae-in. The photo shows President Moon Jae-in (from left) and Min Jeong-su, who attended the Blue House Senior Advisors’ Meeting on the same day, and Justice Minister Park Beom-gye attending the general meeting of the Legislative Judicial Council held at the National Assembly. Newsis
Shin Hyun-soo, the Blue House Chief Min Jeong-do, returned to work on the 22nd. The observation that Shin will leave the Blue House by the morning of this day prevailed. However, Chief Shin chose to remain, saying, “I will take over to President Moon Jae-in.”
The Blue House said, “(The controversy over the company) has come to an end,” but the political outlook is inclined to’fix the time limit’. Justice Minister Park Bum-gye and Chief Shin have collided so harshly, and the fact that the staff who protested against the president by resignation are not discouraged. However, there is a view that minimizes the width and interprets the personnel of the prosecutor’s middle officers conducted on this day as a’truce message’ of the prosecution and the party administration, and the wave of affairs will be resolved.
A senior Blue House official said, “President Moon will be contemplating the future of Shin.” The’President’s Time’ has begun.
Shin Hyun-soo, chief executive officer of Min Jeong, is listening to President Moon Jae-in’s remarks at a meeting of the chief and advisors held at the Blue House on the 22nd. yunhap news
① Breaking everyone’s expectations… a surprise comeback
After returning from a four-day vacation, Shin left the issue of his career to President Moon. Cheong Man-ho, chief of national communication at the Blue House, met with reporters and said, “Senior Shin said,’I will do my best to perform my duties.'” Chief Shin digested the scheduled schedule, including the meeting of the chief and aides presiding over the president.
Shin didn’t give up his appreciation for a while, even after President Moon’s multiple detentions. Over the weekend, it is said that Chief Shin revealed his position to his acquaintances, such as those from the legal profession, that it is right to quit. The fact that Chief Shin went on vacation on the 18th without resigning his appreciation itself was read as a sign of crossing a river where he could not return. For this reason, the conclusion that “leaving to President Moon” was a surprise.
Shin seems to be worried about the situation in which President Moon was hurt by his choice. A passport official said, “The common character review of Shin in the legal world is’good and upright’,” and said, “I couldn’t have made the second half of Moon’s term in office because of myself.” When Shin finally left the Blue House, interpretations of’Blue House Infighting’ and’Lame Duck Signs’ would pour out. A senior official at the Blue House said, “I think Shin was considering persuasion and advice.”
②’Temporary’ suture… Is the conflict ongoing?
Announcing Shin’s return to work, the Blue House introduced a remark that “I will do my best.” There is an expectation to be seen as’conflict suturing’ here. The Blue House also revealed that Shin had a consultation with the Ministry of Justice over the appointment of an intermediate prosecution officer while on vacation. The Blue House repeatedly emphasized that “Senior Hyun-soo Shin has never suggested the supervision of Justice Minister Park Beom-gye.”
However, it is difficult to regard it as a’perfect suture’. The Blue House did not clearly confirm whether Shin has finally withdrawn his appreciation or whether he has decided to continue serving as chief civil servant. It is also unclear what the object of’first paragraph’ is.
A senior Blue House official said, “It’s time for the president to decide,” which was interpreted to mean that depending on President Moon’s decision, Shin may leave. The Blue House has repeatedly confirmed that Shin’s move depends on President Moon’s’worries’ and’intentions’.
President Moon Jae-in is speaking at a meeting of chief and advisors held at the Blue House Women’s Hall on the 22nd. Newsis
③ No one was defeated but… still hurt
President Moon avoided the worst picture of leaving himself, as Shin, who is a “20 years keeper,” protests. ‘Leaving a job for the president’ is not a bad choice right now for Shin. This is because, while avoiding the criticism of the hard-liners of the passport that’a staff member who betrayed the president’, he did not take his own professed’will not return’.
On the 22nd, the reflection of the opinion of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol in the midst of the prosecution’s officials conducted by the Ministry of Justice on the 22nd could be regarded as a’reconciliation gesture’ of Minister Park Beom-gye. However, the conflict can reignite at any time, as this situation clearly reveals that the philosophy of reform of the prosecution from the work style of Chief Shin and Secretary Park to the prosecution reform is markedly different like water and oil.
The fact that the high-ranking Blue House staff, whom the president sent absolute confidence, publicly caused a surge of sadness will be the subject of criticism. The’Prosecution Reform Season 2′, with the main idea of separating the right of investigation and the right to prosecute, has also become difficult to enforce at the pace desired by the party administration. It is said that there is a side in which Chief Shin’s existence itself has become’Gyereuk’.
Accordingly, the phrase “until we find a successor” comes out of the passport for the time limit for Shin’s stay at the Blue House. The legal secretary and anti-corruption secretary belonging to the civil administration chief’s office have already expressed their appreciation, so it is argued that the civil administration may be replaced naturally with the reorganization.
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