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9 Former Attorneys General “Honesty measures are a major flaw in the rule of law”▶ Click here to enlarge the view
Former attorneys general said on the 16th: “The general situation in which the two-month suspension of disciplinary action against Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol will be a major blemish on the rule of law.
In a statement released today, nine former prosecutors general said: “This disciplinary procedure must be suspended because there is too much concern that it is the beginning of a threat to democracy and the rule of law.”
They feared that “this disciplinary measure effectively stops the attorney general’s mandate” and “this will be a precedent that will make it difficult for the attorney general to make decisions with confidence.”
He said: “Apart from the doubts about the disciplinary procedure, we have to worry that the disciplinary procedure that neutralizes the attorney general and holds the attorney general accountable is a factor that hinders the normal functioning of the judicial procedure.
Members of the prosecution requested: “Please make an effort to ensure that the criminal justice process runs fairly and equitably by reflecting on the historical experience that did not meet the expectations of the public in some important cases from the past.” .
In the statement of the day, including former president Gak-young Kim, 32nd generation (2002-2003), Kwangsoo Song (33), Jongbin Kim (34), Sangmyung Jeong (35), Chaejin Lim (36), Junkyu Kim ( 37), Jintae Kim (40) Dae), Kim Soo-nam (41) and Moon Moo-il (42), former presidents participated.
Former President Han Sang-dae (38) and Chae Dong-wook (39) did not participate in the statement. One of them was said to have disagreed with the statement and the other was not contacted.
Some are interpreting that the two were absent from the statement due to an uneasy relationship with President Yoon.
During his tenure as attorney general, he lobbied for the abolition of the central investigation department of the grand prosecution, causing a conflict with the prosecutors of the special department, and eventually withdrew from the attorney general because of the prosecution. At that time, President Yoon was the first special director of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office.
Chae Jeon appeared as an advisor on the Optimus Asset Management Fund documents, which was recently investigated for fraud.
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