Justice Minister Park Beom-gye (left) and Shin Hyun-soo, chief executive officer of the Blue House, are talking at the general meeting of the Legislative Judicial Committee held in the National Assembly on the morning of the 18th. Yonhap News·News 1
Shin Hyun-soo, chief executive officer of the Blue House, asked for an inspection of Justice Minister Park Beom-gye because he announced the prosecutor-level personnel without receiving a formal approval from President Moon Jae-in, multiple passport officials said on the 21st.
This suspicion was first raised through some media reports on the 20th, but the Blue House only revealed that “some reports that the Ministry of Justice personnel were announced without the president’s assault is not true.” This is because Shin did not deny that he requested inspection. The fact that the Blue House continues to hide the timing and manner in which President Moon reapproved prosecutors is raising doubts.
“Park Beom-gye Request for Supervision” to Participating Government and Camp Personnel
Summarizing the JoongAng Ilbo coverage, Shin said that he had asked President Moon to inspect the secretary for Park to those who worked with the participating government and Moon Jae-in’s presidential camp legal support group. Chief Shin said that Park’s announcement of senior prosecutors’ officials on the 7th without President Moon’s official approval was viewed as a serious misconduct that violated the president’s personnel rights. Article 34, Paragraph 1 of the Prosecutors’ Office Act states,’Appointment and appointment of prosecutors shall be made by the President at the request of the Minister of Justice. In this case, the Minister of Justice stipulates that, after hearing the opinion of the prosecutor general, the position of prosecutor is requested.’
The legal community also interpreted that as President Moon had the final authority over the prosecutor’s personnel on this day, it would have been impossible for Chief Shin to have requested the prosecution just by’passing’ him. It is believed that Shin, a savvy lawyer, would not have asked for an inspection on a matter that was not illegal, that is, a matter that could not lead to an investigation.
A savvy official said, “Is Chief Shin who knows the law well asked for a ministerial inspection just because he excluded him from the personnel affairs? Chief Shin made a problem after knowing that President Moon’s personnel rights were violated.”
Another official said, “If Shin asked for an inspection for passing senior Min Jeong, he pointed out President Moon, who had tolerated passing, as the object of inspection, but that makes no sense.”
However, Minister Park did not respond to phone calls and text messages from the JoongAng Ilbo about whether he received oral approval from the president on the 7th or after the death on the 8th on Sunday.
Passing’Moon Jae-in’ in the passport is not the first time
President Moon Jae-in salutes the national flag at the 7th State Council meeting held at the Blue House on the 16th. Shin Hyun-soo, president of the Blue House, expressed his appreciation (far right). Blue House Photo Reporters
This is not the first time that since the inauguration of the Moon Jae-in administration, it has been said that matters related to prosecutors’ personnel have been made without prior approval from President Moon. Suspicion was raised last year whether former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae got the approval of President Moon in the process of filing a disciplinary claim against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. However, the request for disciplinary action by the Prosecutor General is the sole authority of the Minister of Justice. Even if it is impossible to go against the will of the president, who is the final person in charge, it is not illegal to have not received prior approval.
The case is different this time. Unlike disciplinary claims, the prosecutor’s office is the president’s own authority. Before the Ministry of Justice announced the officials of the high-ranking prosecutors on the 7th, President Moon must have signed either the electronic approval of the personnel plan or the hardcopy document. It could be a legal problem if there was no such pre-approval process.
A legal official pointed out, “If it is true that the prosecution personnel were announced without the president’s prior approval, it is no different from the Gukjeong Nongdan under the Park Geun-hye administration. It is a matter that raises doubts about whether the elected power will move the Blue House.”
靑’Return’ Shin Hyeon-soo despite all-round persuasion, “I already lost power”
Cheong Wa Dae Shin Hyun-soo, Min Jeong-soo, and Kim Oe-sook, HR chief executive officer, are in conversation before the State Council meeting held at the Blue House on the morning of January 5. yunhap news
A senior Blue House official said that Shin, who took a vacation from the 18th, will go to work on the 22nd when the vacation ends. It is expected that Shin will express his final position on the move at the daily situation check meeting after going to work or at the ‘tea time’ of President Moon and his staff. Interest is also focused on whether Shin will attend the Blue House Chief and Aides Meeting held at 2:00 PM on the same day, and President Moon’s comments.
The dominant observation is that Shin has hardened his mind toward resignation. Chief Shin sent a three-line text message to those holding back on weekend resignation, saying, “I’ve already lost my power. I will not meet with Secretary Park for a lifetime. The stable partnership between the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution has not even started,” he said. do.
In the past, a participatory government official said, “I felt stubborn when I said,’Isn’t there anybody who knows all of the minister and the president other than the chief?
The Blue House is a prudent position to watch the situation until the last minute. One passport official said, “Since the policy is to persuade Chief Shin to the last minute through various channels, there is no possibility that Chief Shin will resign.”
Reporters Jung Yoojin and Ha Namhyun [email protected]