Spread of internal negative reactions against discipline 尹 ‘Named you’ … Former presidents also make a statement on “the threat of democracy”

Entry 2020.12.16 14:39

When the Discipline Committee of Prosecutors of the Ministry of Justice made a decision on “two months of honesty” against Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol, critical voices are emerging from within the prosecution. Even before the disciplinary committee started, there is criticism that it had already concluded disciplinary action and ‘cut’ Yoon.

◇ The inside of the 檢 “I talked about the fair and then ‘Answers are disciplined'”
According to the legal community on the 16th, prosecutor Kim Gyeong-mok in an article posted on the prosecution’s internal network said: “I would like to ask and plead with the last person in charge of the national administration.” The attorney general was promised to be disciplined for these procedures and reasons. “Is it part of creating a country you’ve never experienced before?”

Prosecutor Kim added, “I beg you to consider whether it will leave a big mark on the history of the Korean judicial system.”

Chung Hee-do and the chief prosecutor of the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office also criticized him, saying, “After talking about ‘justice’ like this, in the end it was ‘Answers’.” “Is it because they were politically biased that prosecutors from the Justice Ministry unanimously decided that ‘the request for disciplinary action by the Justice Minister is inappropriate,'” he said, “I was foolish to wait for the slightest conscience.” did.

A practicing prosecutor said: “You can only see that disciplinary action for violating political neutrality obligations with the word ‘service to the public’ is just a discipline for disciplinary action.” Indicated.

Energy investigations against passports, such as the nuclear power plant investigation and the suspicion of the Optimus lobby, are also expected to be disrupted. Another prosecutor in charge of the metropolitan area district prosecutor’s office said: “If Yoon is honest and the prosecution staff is executed at the beginning of the year, it will not be easy for the prosecutor or the investigation team in charge of the investigation to survive. “.

Lawyer Kim Jong-min (Dongin Law Firm), a former prosecutor, said in an article posted on Facebook that day: “From a practical and procedural point of view, I had no disciplinary requirements. He said:” Now, By launching the Airborne Department, we will vacate various charges from corruption investigation prosecutors, including President Yoon Seok-yeol, and investigate and emasculate. ”I criticized him.

Lawyer Kim said, “Moon Jae-in’s regime is no longer a normal state government power,” he said. “The Korean constitution and democracy are dead.”

Another lawyer who was a former chief prosecutor also criticized: “The purpose of the prosecution reform to deter the investigation of the living power was revealed naked in the unreasonable disciplinary action against Yun.”

◇ Former attorneys general “Discipline is a threat to democracy and the rule of law”
The former attorney general also immediately made a statement and expressed his opposition to General Yoon’s discipline. In a statement, the former generals stated that “in addition to being questioned whether the motive for the disciplinary action was to go through such a procedure, if this disciplinary procedure neutralizes the attorney general and asks that responsibility be a factor that hinders the normal functioning of the process. I can’t help but worry. “

“The mandate of the attorney general, which was introduced by the ruling and opposition parties in the National Assembly in 1998, is the latest device to guarantee the neutrality and independence of the prosecution in the investigation.” If so, it will be a precedent that will make it difficult for prosecutors to make decisions fairly and safely, regardless of political influence.

The statement emphasized: “This disciplinary proceeding must be stopped because there is great concern that it will be the beginning of a threat to democracy and the rule of law that the Korean people have been struggling with.”

Eight out of 10 former attorneys general participated in this statement, including former attorney general Kim Gak-young, who served as attorney general under the late President Roh Moo-hyun. Former President Song Gwang-soo, who served as President during the Roh Moo-hyun administration, and former President Moon Moo-il, who served as President for Moon Jae-in’s administration, were also included in the release.

The former presidents who participated in the statement are Gak-young Kim, Kwang-soo Song, Jong-bin Kim, Sang-myung Sang-myung, Chae-jin Lim, Jun-gyu Kim, Jin-tae Kim, Su-nam Kim and Mu-il Moon.