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President Moon Jae-in is holding his first weekly meeting with Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun in Sangchunjae at the Blue House on the afternoon of February 20. Hankyoreh Material Photo
It is reported that Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun suggested the resignation of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol to President Moon Jae-in on the 30th. Prime Minister Jung said he conveyed to President Moon the concern that the acute conflict between the two would intensify antagonism and confrontation between the judicial authorities, aggravate the division of national opinion, and place a great burden on the administration of state affairs. It has not been confirmed how President Moon’s reaction was. Summing up comments from the Prime Minister’s Office and Blue House officials, Prime Minister Chung mentioned the incident that the Ministry of Justice requested disciplinary action from President Yoon in a weekly meeting with President Moon, Secretary General Roh Young-min and the head of the Office for the Coordination of State Affairs at the Blue House this afternoon. It is said that he gave his opinion on the difficulties in the state administration that this incident will cause. Prime Minister Chung told President Moon at this meeting that “regardless of the disciplinary procedure, it is inevitable to resign voluntarily since President Yoon was unable to fulfill his duties.” Considering the turmoil in the organization of the Ministry of Justice, it is a message from several officials who were aware of the situation at the time that it was difficult to avoid the resignation of Minister Chu. In this regard, a senior Blue House official confirmed: “It is correct that Prime Minister Jeong made the story for that purpose.” An official from the Prime Minister’s Office also said: “It is difficult to know exactly what the Prime Minister said, but I think he will have conveyed the intention to resign along with the recent comments and thoughts before attending the Blue House meeting.” . However, it has not been confirmed whether Prime Minister Chung spoke about the ‘simultaneous resignation’ at this meeting, or whether Yoon mentioned the method of resigning eventually after resigning. In a radio interview on the 23rd, just before the Ministry of Justice’s disciplinary suit and an order to suspend his duties against President Yoon, Prime Minister Chung said: “(For Minister Chu), he is not thinking about the proposal. dismissal. Doing well. That’s why I’m giving them a lot of encouragement ”. An official from the Prime Minister’s Office said, “As Prime Minister Jung watched the dizzying situation that developed after Yoon’s suspension from office, his thoughts cleared and he thought it would be difficult if Minister Chu’s resignation did not materialize. By Noh Ji-won and Lee Ji-hye, Staff Reporter [email protected]
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