“Political violence of Chu Mi-ae” … The anger of the prosecutors explodes at the exclusion of the general from office

Entry 2020.11.25 08:37

When the dedication of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae to Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol took place, the prosecutor’s office said it was “political violence” and a furious reaction ensued.

According to law enforcement officials on the 25th, prosecutor Lee Hwan-woo (43, 39th Judicial Research and Training Institute) published an article with ‘Geunjo’ as the lead word on ‘Epros’, the internal network from the prosecution the night before. This prosecutor is also a person who was mobilized as an “ exit prosecutor ” by Minister Chu after leaving a charge against Minister Chu on the 28th of last month.

In an article written the day before, the prosecutor said: “We express a clear will to protest against the violence committed by the Minister of Justice.” “We and the people will clearly remember the political violence led by Minister Chu in calling the name of the prosecution reform and prosecuting before history. I wrote it.

Front-line prosecutors are also in an atmosphere of opposition to the suspension of their duties against President Yun. One prosecutor criticized: “Deputy prosecutor Jeong Jin-woong, who was handed over to trial, is still working, but is it correct to exclude the attorney general from the post only on suspicion?”

Another prosecutor in charge said: “I want to ask if it is law to exclude the attorney general from office only with suspicion,” and the other prosecutor also said: “The attorney general should not resign in the face of illegal measures.”

Some voices say they should hold a review prosecution meeting to formally protest the demolition of Minister Chu. The discontent and resentment of prosecutors accumulated in recent months against Minister Chu is a climate that explodes in the wake of the unprecedented situation of the removal from office of President Yoon. A regular prosecutor who requested anonymity said: “We need an official window where we can speak, black or not” and “The Central District Prosecutor’s Office judged that the mother-in-law’s case did not even intervene.” “Everything was ready”.

The environment outside the prosecution is no different.

Lawyer Kim Jong-min (Dongin Law Firm), a former prosecutor, said on his Facebook page: “The Minister of Justice, who should be the protector of the Constitution, the rule of law and the order of law, stands at the forefront of breaking the rule of law by exaggerating the right of prosecutors to conduct investigations and monitor the right to prosecution. The Moon Jae-in regime’s attempt to destroy the prosecution, symbolized by the Minister of Justice, was criticized as a first-rate phenomenon that had never been experienced.

Kim Han-gyu, former president of the Seoul Bar Association, said: “If the prosecution had not investigated former Minister Cho Kook, the unprecedented situation of exclusion from the president’s office would not have occurred,” he said. “This situation will send a strong signal to the prosecution in many ways. Soon the reform of the prosecution is very unfortunate for us.”