The Korean part “is a lawsuit against the president” … 靑 “This is a political act”

View of the blue house. [뉴시스]

“Once the accused is not the president. I know that the accused becomes Minister of Justice in an administrative lawsuit. Therefore, there is no need for the Blue House to defend it. ”

On the afternoon of the 17th, a key member of the Blue House inquired about the position of Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol’s “ two months of honesty ” disciplinary action to cancel the provision. Yoon’s administrative lawsuit was between President Yoon and Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae, and President Moon Jae-in did not have a direct relationship. The Blue House has emphasized that President Moon only executes Minister Chu’s disciplinary claim without discretion.

However, a few hours later, on the night of the 17th, attorney Wan-gyu Lee, representing Yun, said, “Because it is a lawsuit against the president’s disposition, the lawsuit against the president is correct.” The Blue House described the lawsuit as ‘Suk-yeol Yoon versus Mi-ae Chu’, but President Yoon said it was a composition of ‘Suk-yeol Yoon versus Jae-in Moon’.

Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol is taking a walk with his pet dog at his home in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 18th. [임현동 기자]

The Blue House did not take an official position after Lee’s remarks. However, from the inside, it is a stream of “crossing the line” towards President Yoon. A Blue House official said in a call with JoongAng Ilbo on the 18th: “The actual defendant in the administrative lawsuit is Minister Chu, and even mentioning President Moon is evidence that Yoon is involved in a political act. The reason for the violation of political neutrality in the grounds for disciplinary action is due to this behavior of President Yoon. ”

In particular, there are not a few opinions within the Blue House that Yoon sees as ‘defying the president’, which he has the right to nominate. On the 16th, President Moon re-approved President Yoon’s disciplinary bill, saying, “I hope this serves as an opportunity for the prosecution to stand firm. We look forward to a new beginning for the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution after ending the confusion surrounding the discipline of the attorney general. However, President Yoon filed an administrative lawsuit and the lawyer said that it was “a lawsuit against the president.” Another Blue House official said, “The president said we should fix the situation now, but President Yoon and President Moon are raising the situation further.”

However, attorney Lee Wan-kyu said on this day: “Some media are reporting on this case in the sense that the case was brought against the president by President Yoon Suk-yeol, but the expression is not appropriate.” Lee said: “The Attorney General has filed a lawsuit alleging the illegality of an unreasonable inspection and disciplinary action by the Ministry of Justice.”

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