President Yoon Suk-yeol resigned… “We will do our best to protect the liberal democratic people” [종합]

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Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol resigned on the 4th.

“I am going to resign my office today” at the entrance of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul at 2 pm on the same day. “The constitutional spirit and the rule of law system that supported this country are being destroyed, and the damage will be returned to the people intact.”

Yoon continued, “I can’t wait to see that the justice and common sense that this society has built up so hard to break down,” he said. “This is my job at the prosecution,” explaining the background of the resignation.

“However, as I have done so far, I will continue to do my best to protect liberal democracy and protect the people in any position in the future,” he said, leaving room for political interpretation.

Yoon’s resignation from the post of general president said, “I will take 100 times if I can stop it by taking office” on the so-called’complete deprivation of the prosecution’s investigation power’, such as the establishment of the Serious Crime Investigation Office, which is being promoted in the passport on the 2nd. It’s been two days.

At that time, Yoon pointed out in an interview with a media that the prosecution’s deprivation of investigative rights was “a regression of democracy and a destruction of the constitutional spirit,” and “to provide extraterritorial jurisdiction to powerful forces in the political, economic and social field.”

The Severe Crime Investigation Agency, which called for President Yoon’s resignation, is closely related to the’Law on the Installation and Operation of Heavy Water Offices’, which Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Unha proposed last month. Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Yong-min and Open Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Kang-wook also named the bill.

Rep. Hwang and others said, “There are cases of abuse of authority and corruption and corruption due to excessive concentration of the prosecution.” , Defense projects, major disasters), the heavy water agency must be established,” he explained the background of the proposed bill. According to the bill, the Chief of the Serious Crimes Investigations Commission appoints one out of two recommended by the Candidate Recommendation Committee after a personnel hearing. In addition, regional investigation offices should be established in the jurisdiction of each high court. In the case of an investigator, a person who holds the qualification of a lawyer or a prosecutor or police officer who has experience in investigation work for more than five years may be appointed. If President Moon Jae-in accepts President Yoon’s appreciation, President Yoon will withdraw from his two-year term on July 24, about four months ahead.

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I am going to resign from the president today.

The constitutional spirit and the rule of law system that supported this country are being destroyed.

The damage will intact to the people.

I can’t wait to see the justice and common sense that this society has built up so hard to fall apart.

That’s all I have to do with the prosecution.

However, as I have done so far, I will continue to do my best to protect liberal democracy and protect the people no matter where we are in the future.

I am grateful to the people who have supported me and supported me, and to those who criticized me sharply.

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