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Justice Minister Park Beom-gye and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol had the first meeting for personnel consultation.
According to the Ministry of Justice on the 4th, Minister Park met with General Yoon at a third place, not the Gwacheon Office of the Ministry of Justice and the Daejeon Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, to hear opinions on personnel affairs.
Secretary Park and President Yoon are scheduled to meet one more time this week to discuss personnel plans.
Minister Park appeared on the CBS’Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ this morning and said, “I shared (talk) about the standard for greetings,” and said, “I will meet with a specific plan for another meeting in the future.” Revealed.
Regarding the achievements of Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Lee Seong-yoon, Prosecutors’ Office Shim Jae-cheol, chief prosecutor Lee Jong-geun, and anti-corruption force chief Shin Seong-sik, he said, “I have not spoken with General Yoon about such specific personnel details.”
Previously, it was reported that Yoon had indicated in this greeting that he would like to replace Chief Prosecutor Lee and Chief of Prosecutors at Sim. It is reported that Yoon also requested replacement of some of the chief swordsman staff who led the disciplinary action of the prosecutor general, including chief prosecutor Lee Jong-geun.
Prosecutor Lee, who was the anti-corruption and strong prosecutor at the 2019 Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, raised suspicion that Kim Hak-eui, former Vice Minister of Justice’s illegal departure ban investigation, and delayed political investigation. There is also a report saying that Chief Prosecutor Lee has revealed his intention to remain in office.
Minister Park said, “It should be a person for reforming the prosecution,” and said, “The stability of the prosecution organization should also be taken into consideration.”
He added, “I don’t think the prosecution reform and organizational stability are contradicting each other,” he added. “We are trying to maintain the preferential principles of the criminal trial prosecutors that have been conducted by Minister Cho Kook and Minister Chu Mi-ae.”
Minister Park said, “In relation to the reform of the prosecution, the President has given us various guidelines.”
As for the timing of personnel, Minister Park said, “The timing and method, seating and placement of people, etc. are quite concrete, but nothing has been confirmed.”
Minister Park also revealed his position on the’Enactment of the Public Prosecution Act’, which completely excludes the prosecution’s right to investigate, which is being promoted by the ruling party.
He said, “In a broader direction, the complete separation of investigation and prosecution is correct.”