[종합] Ministry of Justice-Great Sword Amid the tensions, ‘Bouquet of flowers’ revealed 秋 “I will fulfill my duties”

A gift flower basket from the mother of the late prosecutor Kim Hong-young
秋 “I’ll try to record ‘justice’ again”

[아시아경제 임주형 기자] On the 19th, the Minister of Justice, Cho Mi-ae, revealed a gift bouquet from the mother of the late prosecutor Kim Hong-young. Before this day, Minister Chu published the article after the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office rejected the Ministry of Justice’s face-to-face inspection investigation against Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol.

Minister Chu wrote on his Facebook page that day: “Prosecutor Kim’s mother sent a bouquet of flowers. Last October, I said that in October I will ensure that Prosecutor Kim’s sacrifice is inscribed as ‘justice’ in our penance. “. He said: “He sent me a flower of consolation even though he sent his desolate son down a path that he could not return.”

He added: “I’m sorry and I don’t know where to put my body,” he emphasized, “I will take care of myself while looking at my mother’s flowers and I will remember my duty as Minister of Justice.”

Earlier, Prosecutor Kim closed his eyes with an extreme choice after suffering violent verbal abuse and assaults by his supervisor, his supervisor in 2016. Former Chief Prosecutor Kim Mo, his supervisor, was indicted on the 26th of last month, four years and five months after his death.

In a radio interview last month, attorney Choi Jeong-gyu, the attorney for prosecutor Kim’s family, said: “4 years ago, it was revealed that there were various assaults and violent comments through the prosecution, but there were no criminal punishment C. The Prosecutor’s Office criticized it as a matter that should be reflected a lot.

It is interpreted that Minister Chu pointed out the problem of the organizational culture within the prosecution and emphasized the need to reform the prosecution by publicizing the branch sent by the mother of prosecutor Kim to the social media service (SNS).

In particular, Minister Chu emphasized in his writing that day: “I will fulfill the duties of the Minister of Justice.”

Minister Chu said: “It has been less than a year since I assumed the post of Justice Minister earlier this year with the call to reform the prosecution, which is the national aspiration.” “I knew it and I accepted it as my calling because I couldn’t get away from the wishes of the people,” he said.

In this regard, some observers say that Minister Chu and President Yoon have expressed their will in the current situation in which they have an unprecedented confrontation.

The Office of the Inspector General of the Ministry of Justice visited the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, at 2 p.m. on the same day, and attempted to conduct a face-to-face investigation with President Yoon, but the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office refused to cooperate and said it was destroyed.

The Justice Ministry said: “I tried to visit and investigate the attorney general to verify the truth for the prosecution, but the visitation investigation was not carried out because the grand prosecutor did not cooperate.”

He added: “There can be no sanctuary regardless of status in investigation or prosecution,” he added. “The Ministry of Justice will continue to proceed in accordance with laws and principles in the future.” It is interpreted with the intention of rescheduling a visit later.

Previously, Minister Chu ordered a total of five inspections and confirmation of the truth, including prosecutors related to the Lime Asset Management Fund fraud case, concealing lobbying by opposition politicians and allegations of omission of reports.

Consequently, on the 16th, the Inspector of the Ministry of Justice delivered the intention to Secretary General Yoon on the 16th with the intention of “ I will visit at any time if I inform the desired time since it is necessary to investigate the case to confirm the facts ” ‘.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Justice notified the schedule to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office on the 17th, saying: “We will carry out a visiting investigation at 2:00 p.m. on the 19th,” and sent two reviewers to deliver the planned visit investigation, but it was canceled. due to opposition from the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office.

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