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Seoul Central District Attorney General Lee Seong-yoon, who was discussed in the first high-ranking prosecutor-level personnel at the prosecutor’s office conducted by Justice Minister Park Beom-gye on the 7th, was transferred to Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, while Sim Jae-cheol, the Prosecutor General of the Ministry of Justice, was transferred. Prosecutors who were evaluated as the so-called pro-government prosecutors’Chumiae Line’ kept their positions.
On the other hand, Han Dong-hoon, a research fellow at the Legal Affairs Training Institute, who was the closest prosecutor of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was demoted as former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, was excluded. This greeting is expected to be criticized as’Chumiae Season 2’as a greeting that does not reflect the intention of President Yun.
The Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that it had sent a telegram to four senior prosecutor-level officials. This greeting was noticed as the first high-ranking official at the prosecution since Park took office on the 1st. This is because through this greeting, it was possible to read what kind of relationship the successor, Park, would form with the prosecution after Choo was replaced by a conflict with President Yoon.
However, Secretary Park’s decision was to continue the personnel stance of Minister Chu. Once the replacement was discussed, the central district prosecutor was left. With this greeting, the Central District Prosecutor’s Office will be able to continue investigating the’Channel A case’, the suspicion of intervention in the Ulsan mayoral election, and the case of Yoon’s family. When Yoon met with Minister Park twice on the 2nd and 5th, it was reported that he requested a replacement for the central district prosecutor’s office, but Park did not accept it.
Along with this central district prosecutor, Sim, who is counted as the Chu line, was also moved to the Seoul southern district prosecutor’s office, and it is evaluated that he had virtually zero war. In particular, the Southern District Prosecutor’s Office is in charge of the’Lime Asset Management lobbying suspicion, and there are concerns that it will lead the investigation in favor of the ruling party in the future. Shim’s successor will be Lee Jeong-soo, the current Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office. Cho Jung-tae, Chuncheon District Prosecutor’s Office, was transferred to the seat of the Chief Sword Planning and Coordination Department, which was vacant. Deputy Prosecutor Kim Ji-yong, Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office, moves to the seat of the Chief Prosecutor’s Office.
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■I talked with Seok-yeol Yoon… Pro-government and fall line to block’Big 4′
The interpretation of the prosecutor-level personnel conducted by the Ministry of Justice was interpreted as’the final version of the subtraction of power’ from inside and outside the legal profession. Minister Park held two meetings with President Yoon before greeting. However, the prosecution’Big 4′, such as the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office and the Chief of the Anti-Corruption and Criminal Affairs of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, retained the’Chu Mi-ae Line’, which was set up by Yoon and the investigation and audit. The Prosecutor General of the Ministry of Justice was changed, but this also’turned off’ the prosecutor’s office.
On the other hand, the return of prosecutors to the front line of’Chin Yun Seok-yeol Line’, including a prosecutor who was demoted a year ago in personnel affairs, has failed. This is the reason why it is pointed out that Minister Park met with President Yoon and heard his opinions according to the principles of Article 34 of the Prosecutors’ Office Act’Appointment and Position of Prosecutors’, but in the end it was only’showing’.
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Since the inauguration of Minister Park, attention has been focused on the first high-ranking prosecutors at the level of prosecutors at the central district prosecutor’s office. What they have in common is that they are people who set up a confrontation with President Yoon during investigations and inspections. It even came out to the point that Yoon requested a change of personnel to Minister Park.
However, the result was largely indefinite. The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, once the rumor of replacement, remained. Director Shin and Director Lee were also retained. As a result, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office continued to lead the Cheongwadae Ulsan Mayor’s election intervention case, the Optimus Fund fraud case, the assault case of a taxi driver, Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu, and the alleged probation collusion.
During his inauguration as former Minister Chu, Director Shim, who was considered the closest aide to the Ministry of Justice, moves to Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office. Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, Lee Jeong-soo, who is known as Park’s junior high school, was appointed as the prosecutor’s office of the Ministry of Justice. Accordingly, it was the responsibility of Director Shim to direct the investigation, such as the Lime Asset Management Fund fraud case and the concealment and suspicion of the hospitality lobby for prosecutors.
On the other hand, the return of Yun Line, including a prosecutor’s office, was postponed without promise. The Ministry of Justice said that it carried out telegram personnel in order to improve the system, such as organizational stability and the prosecution’s unshakable pursuit of reform, but inside and outside the legal profession, there is a back-word saying, “to take care of the chu line” and “to shield the government investigation”.
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◇’Eyes’ focusing on subsequent greetings
The interest is personnel such as the vice-president and prosecutors in the future. This is because there may be a backlash within the prosecution, depending on the direction of the follow-up personnel. In the legal world, it is said that the overall personnel size can remain small. As Minister Park puts the key word on organizational stability in high-ranking prosecutors at the prosecutor’s level, analysis is raised that it will not make a big difference in middle executives. One of the backgrounds is that the prosecution’s internal opposition can be considered.
However, there are observations that the fluctuations of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, in which this central district prosecutor’s office was in office, may vary slightly. This is the reason why people can make a big difference through personnel as there was a backlash within the central district prosecutors’ office in the midst of the first disciplinary situation for the prosecutor general. It is the reconstruction of the so-called’pro-Lee Seong-yoon line’. A high-ranking official of the prosecution said, “It is known that there was a conflict between the chief prosecutor and the vice-president of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office over various investigations such as the suspicion of prosecution adhesion.” It is predicted that there is a possibility to establish a new camp with appropriate vehicle and general inspectors.”
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As Yun’s term of office approaches five months, it is said that the current administration has started to lose energy with the final greeting card. Article 34-2 of the Prosecutors’ Office Act (Prosecutor General’s Candidate Recommendation Committee) stipulates that’the Prosecutor General’s Candidate Recommendation Committee shall be established in the Ministry of Justice to recommend candidates for the Prosecutor General to be proposed by the Minister of Justice. Until the President appoints the prosecutor-general, the procedures such as’composition of candidate recommendation committee → recommendation → National Assembly personnel hearing’ must be completed, and two to three months before the appointment process begins. It means that the term of office of President Yoon is until July, so the candidate recommendation committee can be organized in April as soon as possible.
An official in the legal profession analyzed that “after the candidate recommendation committee is formed, the term of office of the prosecutor general is almost over.” This means that there are actually two months left for Yoon to go on to conduct investigations as head of the prosecution. He added, “If the prosecution’s personnel proceed slightly, the actual prosecution personnel change should be viewed as the next person.” He added, “In the prosecution, a new line may begin according to the change in command.”
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■Greetings and announcements on holidays… I didn’t even know the great sword
In the first high-ranking prosecutor-level personnel at the prosecutor’s office conducted by Minister Park, controversy arose that he was’passing Yoon Seok-yeol’ as in the case of former Minister Chu. The prosecutor-level personnel conducted by the Ministry of Justice on the day of the holiday were made without prior notice to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. After taking office, Minister Park had two meetings with President Yoon, but he did not announce the details of the personnel and the timing of the announcement to the great prosecutor.
According to the legal profession, the Ministry of Justice did not announce the contents and timing of the announcement to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on this day. An official from the legal profession said, “I did not expect a greeting on this day,” and “There was no prior notice from the Ministry of Justice.” In particular, it is known that Yun, the head of the prosecution, did not know about the announcement by the Ministry of Justice. In this regard, an official from the legal profession explained, “There was an expectation that this time will be different, but the atmosphere inside is very embarrassed.”
However, the Ministry of Justice tried to deliver the confirmed personnel plan to the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office right before the announcement of the personnel, but the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office was known to have not received it, saying that it is meaningless to receive the completed plan. Yoon’s side expressed dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Justice’s surprise confirmation and announcement of the prosecutor’s office personnel without presenting individual personnel plans in writing. The Ministry of Justice explained to the announcement of personnel without prior notice, “The delay in personnel affairs is due to the possibility of undermining the purpose of the stability of the prosecution organization, so the personnel period has been accelerated.”
As the situation in which Yoon is excluded from the prosecution’s personnel is re-enacted again, attention is focused on whether there will be a repulsive movement within the prosecution. Inside the prosecution, there was an atmosphere that hoped that this time, President Yoon’s intentions would be reflected. In January of last year, Minister Choo gave his first greeting right after taking office, and did not consult with General Yoon in advance. Afterwards, the disagreement between Choo and President Yoon continued with greetings.
On the contrary, after taking office, Minister Park met and talked with President Yoon twice on the 2nd and 5th. In addition, he said, “I will not do it formally” to the outside point of’Is it not a show ceremony?’ Accordingly, it is known that Yoon met with Minister Park and requested the replacement of the Central District Prosecutor’s Office. As a result, however, Secretary Park did not accept Yun’s core opinion.
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■ When changing the district prosecutor’s office, a signal of’interference in investigation’… The regime investigation command remains in place
Another point that stands out from Park’s first high-ranking prosecutors’ officials is that a large number of prosecutors who are in charge of investigations related to the current regime have been retained. Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Doo-bong, who directed the’Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant 1 investigation,’ and Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office, Moon Hong-seong, who was in charge of the’Illegal departure ban of Kim Hak’, were left.
It is evaluated that this is a tribulation measure to prevent internal opposition within the prosecution while keeping the cause of retaining this central district prosecutor. In this greeting as well, there is an analysis that Yoon, who was’passed’, will try to check the regime by spurring the existing investigation.
It is interpreted that the reason that Minister Park did not replace Prosecutor Lee and Prosecutor Moon is to retain this central district prosecutor in the name of’continuity of business’. This is because if the central district prosecutor is retained and only the other district prosecutors are replaced, it will be read with the intention of “interfering the investigation”. In addition, the reason for the appointment of these district prosecutors is interpreted to have a shape that respects the opinions of the prosecution. Previously, it was reported that Yoon had made an opinion to retain the prosecutor of the district at a meeting with Minister Park.
In particular, in the case of the investigation of the Wolseong nuclear power plant, it is interpreted that it was calculated that the replacement of the district prosecutor’s office at this stage was not useful. The Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office recently conducted an investigation into the Blue House administrator. It is an analysis that if the prosecutor in charge of the investigation is replaced and the result is changed in a different direction from the previous result, the prosecutors in the investigation line may face opposition.
In addition, there is a view that it is to prevent sparks from spattering the work of transferring the prosecution’s six major criminal investigations to the investigation office. This is because the establishment of the investigation office could be seen as a number to completely block the prosecution’s power investigation, if the personnel were evaluated as being aimed at interfering with the government investigation. The Democratic Party is planning to pass a bill to separate the investigation office by June. An official of the prosecution said, “By retaining Lee Seong-yoon and Lee Du-bong at the same time, prosecutors have no room for criticism or opposition regarding the leadership of the regime investigation.”
In this greeting, Mr. Yoon, who has not made much profit, is interested in whether he will exercise the powers granted by spurring the investigation into the regime. The investigation of the Wolseong nuclear power plant is expected to begin a full-scale investigation into the Blue House involvement if an arrest warrant is issued by the former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Baek Un-gyu on the 8th. In the case of Kim Hak’s case, it is expected to try to clarify the allegations of the Central District Prosecutor’s Office.
/ Reporter Lee Gyeong-woon [email protected], reporter Ahn Hyun-deok [email protected], reporter Jo Kwon-hyung [email protected], reporter Son Goo-min [email protected]
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