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Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae attends a comprehensive national audit of the Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court and the Auditor of the Legal Affairs and Justice Committee held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 26th. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
While the passports focus on the offensive towards Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol (60th, 23rd Judicial Research and Training Institute) through the state administration, Justice Minister Chu Miae (62nd, 14th) he’s also responding quickly by pulling out cards like the indictment. Inside and outside the prosecution office, some point out that the minister of justice and passport, who were active politicians, are in fact pressuring President Yun with a Han voice.
Optimus ‘poor’ pointed out, ‘inspection’
According to law enforcement officials on the 28th, the spilled passport notes that the investigation of the Optimus case by the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office in 2019 was inadequate in the comprehensive state audit of the Legislative Judicial Committee of the National Assembly held on the 26th. In addition, Democratic Party legislators Park Bum-gye and Park Ju-min questioned the process and results of the case in which the Korea Broadcasting Agency investigation request case was dismissed in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office. At that time, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office was General Yoon.
In response, Kim Yoo-cheol, the head of the Wonju branch of the Chuncheon District Prosecutor’s Office, who was in charge of the case at the time, refuted the passport-side claim by posting a four-page A4 page on the internal network of the prosecutor’s office ‘Epros’ the morning of the previous day, explaining the investigation and disposition in detail. At the time, the passport point of questioning the relationship between attorney Gyu-cheol Lee and General Yoon, who was in charge of Optimus’s adviser at the time, refuted that “there was no fact of meeting, talking on the phone or make personal contact with the attorney. ”
However, Minister Chu ordered an inspection of the case handling process later in the afternoon the day before. ▶ Reduction of investigations and suspicion of being treated ▶ Whether or not a prominent staff lobby group ▶ Whether the case was reported to the District Attorney General at the time the case was processed, ▶ Failure to report and disapproval of important cases they were discussed as inspection objectives. Issues noted by the passport in the audit of the state administration are mainly.
Quick response to Han Myung-suk and Lime’s case
Minister Chu’s quick response to the passport point is unheard of. Earlier, at the Judicial Committee meeting in June, the passport questioned the investigation into the suspicion of a master of perjury from the investigation team during the investigation of the case of former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook at the Central District Prosecutor’s Office of Seoul In response, Minister Chu ordered a direct investigation, which is an important reference from the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, saying that it “has transformed the matter of the prosecution into a human rights issue.”
In a recent inspection by Supreme Swordsmanship, President Yoon announced that he became aware of former Star Mobility President Kim Bong-hyun’s suspicions of hospitality towards prosecutors through the media and ordered a thorough investigation. In the late afternoon of the same day, as the state affairs audit continued, Minister Chu ordered an investigation into whether to cover up or hide in the investigation or complaint system. It was also ordered to discriminate against the inspection of government party politicians in relation to Lime.
Minister Chu also expressed his sympathy when the passport noted President Yoon’s statements during the audit. He said: “As the attorney general who must maintain political neutrality, there was a statement that crossed the line,” he said. “I am very sorry and embarrassed as a command and supervisory authority. I’m sorry to hear from you. ”
“A voice of 與 · 秋” … Point inside and outside the accusation
Inside and outside the prosecution, there are voices that the passport and Minister Chu are really making a “single voice” in the pressure from President Yoon and consequently whether the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Justice inspection is being carried out. exercise of command. Some criticize that it is more of a political “offensive” than the moderate exercise of the Ministry of Justice.
A local prosecutor in charge noted: “As supervisory authority, command authority and personnel were abused, the weight and severity of theirs vanished,” he said. “It looks like a card for attacking opponents in politics, rather than an underrated ministerial authority.” Another acting prosecutor also said: “The power of the Ministry of Justice has joined the political attack directed at Yun and the prosecution.”
The voices of the front-line prosecutors were also broadcast through the internal network. Chung Hee-do, the chief prosecutor of the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office, and Lee Hwan-woo, the chief prosecutor of the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office, posted criticism of the former political minister on the internal network. A chief prosecutor pointed out that “the lack of political training and the division of sides are affecting the prosecution.”
Reporter Na Unchae [email protected]
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