They also expressed their intention to proceed with the lawsuit for canceling the disciplinary action as quickly as possible. General Yoon said, “We will cooperate as much as possible so that the lawsuit for canceling the disciplinary action can be completed within 4 months.”
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Chu Mi-ae wakes up from silence “I realized I must come that day”
Breaking the silence and relying on social media for reform
Take care of the nuclear power plant investigation for the second day
Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, who expressed his appreciation after requesting disciplinary action against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, posted an article on his SNS that was interpreted as re-emphasizing his will to reform the prosecution. Minister Chu wrote on the 27th, “Even though I knew that the day would not come easily, I also desperately realized that the day had to come.”
On the other hand, in the lawsuit filed for the two-month suspension of disciplinary disposition, Yoon stated that he would actively clarify the purpose of the analysis document by the court and allegations of interfering with the prosecutor’s office, Dong-hoon Han. General Yoon went to work on the 26th following the 25th, and received reports of major investigations, including suspicion of manipulating the economic feasibility of the Wolseong nuclear power plant.
On the 27th, Mr. Yoon’s lawyer Lee Wan-gyu said, “We will faithfully clarify the process of writing and distributing the analysis documents for the court.” In addition, regarding the charges of interfering with the prosecutor’s office by the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, Han Dong-soo, he said, “The court said there was room for the prosecution to be called, but this did not admit interfering with the prosecution.
General Yoon went to work at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul at 2:30 pm on the 26th and received a report of the investigation of major cases, including the suspicion of the economic feasibility of the Wolseong nuclear power plant from the Deputy Prosecutor General Nam-gwan Cho. However, it was reported that the investigation progress during the period of suspension was mainly reported, and the investigation was not specifically directed. They also checked the work preparation situation and ordered additional measures according to the changes in the criminal justice system.
Meanwhile, the disciplinary committee chairman Jeong Han-jung (Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Law School), who decided to be suspended for two months with President Yoon, expressed dissatisfaction with the court decision. Chairman Jeong posted a post on his SNS on the 26th, saying, “I am very sorry for the decision of the court,” and said, “I had a very lack of understanding of legal ethics.” He then argued that “the standard of legal ethics is not only to do inappropriate behaviors, but also to refrain from doing suspicious behaviors.”
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