Following the resignation of former prosecutor general Yoon Seok-yeol, the work of appointment of the next prosecutor general is expected to begin in earnest.
Justice Minister Park Beom-gye answers the reporters’ questions in front of the Gwangju District and High Prosecutors’ Office on the 5th. Freelancer Jeongpil Jang
“It is not a matter to decide on your own”
Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye met with reporters after the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office and High Prosecutor’s Office on the 5th and said, “I will form a committee for recommending candidates for the next Prosecutor General as soon as possible.” Revealed. On this day, Minister Park visited Gwangju Metropolitan City to hold a meeting with the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office and High Prosecutors’ Prosecutors.
The Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee consists of a total of nine members including the chairman, and recommends candidates to be proposed by the Minister of Justice. Minister Park said, “It is not a matter to decide on your own” about the criteria for the selection of candidates for the next prosecutor-general, but said, “Sufficient consultation and preparation work must be done.”
Before visiting the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office and Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, Minister Park said in a special talk with KBC Gwangju Broadcasting Center, “I will deeply consider the weekends and holidays and discuss with the channels to discuss, and I will take a lead on the next president-elect.”
Minister Park did not specifically reveal what kind of story went back and forth at a meeting with prosecutors in Gwangju on this day, but it is reported that he mentioned the contents of the adjustment of the investigative powers of the prosecutors and the police. “One of the points pointed out by the prosecutors was that the relationship with the police following the reform of the first round of investigation was still inadequate,” he said. “I was able to hear the problems I felt in the field.”
Gwangju Metropolitan City = Reporter Jin Changil [email protected]
