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Yesterday, the Ministry of Justice tried to conduct a face-to-face inspection of Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol, but it ultimately failed.
Tensions rise as Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae has defined this as a ‘refusal of inspection’ and there is the possibility of exclusion or disciplinary cards.
Let’s find out more by connecting journalists. Reporter Han Dong-oh!
First, let’s review yesterday’s situation.
The Ministry of Justice notified the investigation schedule scheduled at 2:00 p.m. How was the atmosphere in the place?
[기자]The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office has been tense since yesterday morning.
The place that can be seen on the screen is in front of the entrance to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office.
Reporters waited everywhere, even here, until the entrance of the vehicle through the great sword.
The Justice Ministry notified the date and time scheduled for the face-to-face investigation with the great swordsman, but the schedule was not coordinated, so it was unclear whether the royal prosecution would go to the great swordsman.
Prosecutors from the Justice Ministry did not arrive until 2 p.m., a scheduled time, and told reporters a brief stance that they would not conduct a face-to-face investigation after about 20 minutes.
The staff is said to have been deployed around the president’s office, and a separate space was also prepared for the prosecutors’ office inside the great swordsman.
It is said that he was preparing for a certain degree with the great sword.
It is said that the decision not to come from the Inspection Office of the Ministry of Justice, like the reporters, was only known after the scheduled time of the visit.
[앵커]The Ministry of Justice also revealed its position in detail yesterday.
Even with this, there was a war of nerves between the Ministry of Justice and the Great Sword, right?
[기자]Yes, firstly, the Ministry of Justice said that the prosecution of Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol was not ‘canceled’, but was destroyed due to General Yoon’s “refusal”.
The Justice Ministry said that Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol tried to visit the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office to investigate the facts for the prosecution, but the investigation was not carried out due to the lack of cooperation from the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office.
All schedule adjustments and notifications for the three days starting Monday were canceled, and although the clerk’s office confirmed whether the visit took place until the morning of the scheduled date of the investigation, the great swordsman refused.
He added that there can be no sanctuary in the prosecution and that the procedure will continue in accordance with the laws and principles.
There was no official reaction from the Great Sword.
The word “refractory” is not appropriate, and we take a position that we will explain sufficiently if you send your questions in writing.
However, we confront the Ministry of Justice to first present what content is being inspected and whether there is an objective and specific basis.
In this regard, the Ministry of Justice also expressed an uncomfortable appearance.
It is a position that the subject has refused to receive it on their own, and that the disclosure of the abuse to a third party was not considered a secret leak for public service.
He also noted that it is inappropriate for the Great Sword to provide the motives and reasons in an official letter even though it is an inspection of the subject’s personal misconduct.
On the other hand, it is a matter related to the duties of the president at the internal level, but it is once again rejected for reasons such as that it makes no sense to call an inspection of personal corruption.
[앵커]The conflict over the face-to-face investigation began on the 16th.
In the concrete discussion process, did the workshop continue?
[기자]Yes, first of all, on Monday 16, the prosecutor’s office of the Ministry of Justice sent an internal messenger to the prosecutor’s office to the secretary of the president, asking them to select a date because they need a visiting investigation.
The Great Sword did not reply, and this message was reported only to Deputy Great Sword Chief Cho Nam-gwan.
The next day, Tuesday, the next day, the two review prosecutors from the Department of Justice Inspector’s Office directly visited as great swordsmen.
The two prosecutors said they would deliver an official letter to General Yoon directly stating that they would conduct an investigation of the visit at 2 p.m. on the 19th, but when they failed, the head of the Supreme Swordsman’s Policy Planning Division, who was coordinating matters. related, he left an official letter as he left.
At that time, the head of the Policy Planning Division was contacted again immediately, but the two prosecutors turned off their cell phones and eventually went directly to the Ministry of Justice and returned the official letter.
On the 18th, the Ministry of Justice informed the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office to cooperate, since it will carry out a visitation investigation at 2:00 p.m. on the 19th through phone calls and official letters.
The Great Swordsman sent an official letter stating that it would be difficult to cooperate in an investigation where a justifiable reason was not provided, and also stated that it was necessary to clarify the specific reasons and send any questions in writing.
And yesterday, on a scheduled date, the Justice Department inspector again asked for an answer: “I’ll be visiting today, so I’ll ask for an answer.” It is known that the great swordsman reiterated the same position.
In the end, for four days until yesterday, the notification of visitation investigation from the Ministry of Justice and the request from the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office to provide evidence was repeated.
[앵커]It seems that the objective of the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Great Sword continues to deepen.
How is the reaction inside and outside the prosecution?
[기자]Yes, there are many reactions within the prosecution that it is not common sense when it comes to procedures and precedents.
There is no specific evidence, and it is not to inspect the attorney general immediately without a basic investigation.
An official of the Public Prosecutor’s Office said that there are procedures, whether investigative or prosecutorial, and that there is something extraordinary that is not being followed.
He also pointed out how the Ministry of Justice says it is ‘fractional’, but the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office has made it clear that it will respond to the written investigation, but how can it say that it refuses.
An attorney who was a former prosecutor also expressed the opinion that the prosecution appears to be ignoring all the procedures, saying that the prosecution should be subject to reasons and charges, but does not give the person a specific explanation and does not give the person the opportunity to clear out.
However, there are some opinions that the prosecution should respond to, as President Yoon emphasized that the investigation should be conducted in the same way regardless of the state.
[앵커]Some say yesterday to build a justification for the discipline of President Yoon Suk-yeol on what the Justice Ministry stipulated as “no prosecution.”
What is the perspective?
[기자]There are four cases where the Ministry of Justice is under surveillance against President Yoon Seok-yeol, including the alleged disposition of the Optimus incident and the suspicion of meeting the owner of a media company.
Whether it’s true or Yun is relevant has yet to be confirmed.
However, according to the prosecution regulations of the Ministry of Justice, if you do not respond to the prosecution investigation, it is treated as a separate prosecution case.
It is noted that it is possible to get a disciplinary card based on this additional inspection.
The Prosecutor’s Discipline Law requires that disciplinary action against the attorney general begins at the request of the Minister of Justice, and when the disciplinary procedure is initiated, the minister can order the suspect in the disciplinary action to suspend his duties even before the results of the deliberation of the disciplinary committee are known.
If the disciplinary action against President Yoon Seok-yeol becomes a reality, it is indeed open pressure for him to resign. However, there are concerns that the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Swordsman will come to an extreme as a result of internal opposition to the prosecution.
I am YTN Han Dong-oh from the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office.
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