Signs of group action from prosecutors … “Choo Mi-ae accuses him of violent abuse”

On the morning of the 25th, the day after Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae ordered the suspension of his duties against Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol, a banner supporting President Yoon was placed at the entrance to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in Seocho-dong. [연합뉴스]

The fact that the Minister of Justice, Choo Mi-ae, has filed an ultra-forceful claim against the Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol of disciplinary measures and exclusion from his duties continues to lead to reactions from the incumbent prosecutors with real names and titles . The atmosphere within the prosecution is that the level of anger is different from when Minister Chu “ coordinates ” a prosecutor. Meanwhile, the enabling environment for prosecutors to engage in group actions is also being detected.

According to law enforcement officials on the 25th, following a disciplinary lawsuit against President Yun and the announcement of his exclusion from work the day before, practicing prosecutors have been posting criticism of practicing prosecutors on the internal network of ‘Épros’.

Last month, prosecutor Lee Hwan-woo (43rd, 39th Judicial Research and Training Institute), who was shot by Minister Chu for publishing a post that said “the reform of the prosecution has failed,” said: ” We and the people refer to the name of the I will definitely remember today’s political violence committed by the minister and prosecute before the story. ”Suwon District Attorney Kim Gyeong-mok (terms 40 and 38) said:“ He is sitting a precedent that every time the so-called ruling force conducts an investigation that is criticized by the ruling power, the former power politician can remove the attorney general in the name of ‘democratic control, prosecutorial reform’. ‘

Following prosecutors’ submissions, prosecutors at the CEO or higher level were posted on the internal network. Kim Soo-hyun (50th and 30th terms), a human rights inspector at the Jeju District Prosecutor’s Office, said: “To exclude the duty of the president, there must be a reason, foundation, legitimacy and justification. (弔鐘) seems to be ringing, so I’m depressed and terrible, ”he wrote.

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In particular, Kim Chang-jin (45 · 31), head of the Busan District Prosecutor’s Office, head of the Dongbu District Office, wrote: “I think it is the duty that people have entrusted to us not to neglect the exercise of Illegal and unfair disciplinary rights He said: “It seems it is time to gather wisdom” and “It is time to speak like a top prosecutor who is not ashamed of junior prosecutors.

He noted that “even if there is a violation in the seizure and search process, even if the person is prosecuted for assaulting the other party, exclusion of duties does not occur, much less disciplinary action, and it is a clear sign of that the president general can be sanctioned and excluded from his functions if a case is investigated that does not benefit the regime. ” All. It can be interpreted as a quote from the case of Deputy Prosecutor Jeong Jin-woong, accused of self-defense against Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon in the alleged attempts to be forced to enter Channel A.

Chung Hee-do (54/31), chief prosecutor of the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office, also requested sympathy from members of the prosecution service. Chief Prosecutor Jeong said, “There should be no prosecutors following the ridiculous and extremely unfair work orders of politicians and political prosecutors as they are,” he said. “If the order is judged to be unfair, it would be correct to persuade the boss as much as possible, and if not, to reject it. Same thing.” He added: “Let us reject the unjust instructions.”

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae attends the general meeting of the Candidates Recommendation Committee held at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 25th. [연합뉴스]

Frontline prosecutors are expressing sympathy by commenting on the prosecutors’ internal networks. Almost 100 comments were posted on the article, Chief Prosecutor Kim Chang-jin, and more than 50 comments were posted on other posts. Meanwhile, according to a plurality of prosecutors, ideas are being shared among the 36 prosecutors of the training center, the prosecutor’s top prosecutor. Prosecutors from Seoul, the metropolitan area and Busan are talking about this, and in the case of the Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office, a specific meeting plan is being discussed.

At the time of the “taking of coordinates” of Minister Chu, who invaded the interior of the prosecutor’s office earlier, concerns were raised about group actions such as meetings of prosecutors and jockey meetings at various levels, and there was an atmosphere of prudence. However, as the unprecedented situation in the constitution’s history unfolds, the idea has spread that prosecutors should speak out more intensely than backlash against real-name comments.

A chief prosecutor working in the Seoul area said: “There are many voices of prosecutors saying that they cannot remain silent in the face of the tyranny of biased opinion from the Ministry of Justice, and that they have to make statements and opinions. A Pyeong prosecutor who requested anonymity explained: “Nothing has been decided, but the situation is coming to light.” Another supervising prosecutor said, “There is a story among top executives, like prosecutors and reviewing prosecutors, ‘Isn’t there something to do?'”

Reporters Na Unchae and Kim Soo-min [email protected]