Kim Jin-wook “Power cannot reign over people” … Seok-Yeol Yoon “You have to look only at people”

With the Moon Jae-in administration reaffirming its willingness to pursue “prosecution reform,” Kim Jin-wook’s first senior official, candidate for chief criminal investigation and attorney general, Yoon Seok-yeol, made a contrasting comment, referring to “people”. Immediately after his appointment, Kim’s candidate took aim at the impeachment and said, “The power that reigns over the people should not exist,” and Yoon revealed that he would not be affected by the draft, saying, “We must become a prosecutor who only looks at people. ”

On the morning of the 31st, Kim’s nominee came to work for the first time in the staff hearing preparation office and met with reporters, saying, “There is concern that the airlift will become an omnipotent authority, but this authority is also the power received from the people. ” Candidate Kim, who was nominated for Deputy Minister of Public Transportation, went to work the same day. “If you look at the Constitution, all power comes from the people,” he said. “That power should not reign over the people and should not exist or exist in our constitution.” The conflict between Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and President Yoon ended with President Yoon’s victory, and is interpreted as a comment directed again at the prosecution.

Regarding the concerns about the damage to the neutrality of the airlift, which arises around the opposition, Kim said: “It has been verified by the National Assembly and the Blue House, and finally, the public verification process and the most important personal audience. ” Said. On the point that pro-government officials will occupy the deputy director general after the launch of the airlift, he replied: “I think the concern is also speculation. I will accept it as interested.” Noting that he was a judge and lacked investigative experience, he said: “There are other employees such as the deputy chief, the prosecutor and the investigator, and not just the chief of the airlift.” Nominee Kim said, “People expressed their expectations and concerns at the same time about the launch of the airlift” and asked, “Please keep an eye on the newborn airlift.” Prior to this, nominee Kim met with reporters on the way home after the Air Transport Minister’s appointment the day before, and asked, “I haven’t thought about it yet,” and said, “I’ll tell you later in a staff hearing and after that. ” Answered. When asked, “Can you investigate the living power?” He said, “I will take my concerns as an interest. Please observe.”

On the other hand, President Yoon expressed his opinion on the prosecution reform by using the word “national” 14 times in this day’s New Year’s speech. He said: “The changes and reforms of the prosecution are not achieved only through amendments to the criminal justice system and related laws,” he said. “The purpose and direction of the prosecution reform is to become a ‘fair trial’ and a ‘public trial’.”

He also said: “The ‘prosecution of the people’ means looking only at the people who are the source of authority and not looking from left to right.” He added that “the ‘fair trial’ is not partial in the entire process of investigation, prosecution, trial, etc. (investigation), does not have prejudices, and does not abuse the superior authority granted by the public interest of crime prevention” .

After the court’s decision to suspend disciplinary enforcement by the Ministry of Justice on the 24th, President Yoon delivered his first official opinion through the New Year’s speech. Inside and outside the prosecution, it is interpreted to reflect concerns about the current situation in which the government’s and passport’s ‘tax reform’ agenda is a political issue. It is also interpreted that the prosecution showed a willingness not to be carried away by political drafts, emphasizing that it is the people, not the ruling powers, who the prosecution will obey.

Justice Minister Park Bum-gye attended the Seoul Senior Prosecutor’s Office on the same day and had a meeting with the hearing preparation group. He avoided answering a question to reporters that it is difficult to expect political neutrality as justice minister, saying: “I will tell you at the hearing.” Meanwhile, Minister Chu said in his New Year’s speech that “there is a major change in the entire criminal justice system starting this year, such as the reform of investigative powers and the launch of the airlift.

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