The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, led by Lee Seong-yoon, Autumn Line, also made a statement “Cancel the suspension of the president’s duties.

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Prosecutors from the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office demanded the cancellation, saying that the suspension of the execution of the duties of Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol was “illegal and unfair.”

According to law enforcement officials on the 26th, all the prosecutors in the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office made a statement to the prosecution’s internal network, Eprus, and said: “I feel terrible about the series of events that they have lasted several months. ” “The Minister of Justice requested disciplinary action against the Attorney General and suspended We gather opinions on the provision,” he said.

They said: “The action of the Minister of Justice undermines the purpose of the prosecution and the political neutrality of the prosecution guaranteed by law. It is seriously contrary to the constitutional ideology of the principle of due process and the rule of law, and there is no legitimacy in the purpose and the procedure. It is illegal and unfair, “he said.

At the same time, “(Chu Mi-ae), the Minister of Justice, requested that this measure be immediately canceled.” He said, “The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office will remain faithful to the original business of the prosecutor’s office in accordance with the laws and principles.”

The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office is the largest district attorney in the country, and this statement of opposition has great symbolic significance. This is because it is run by the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Seong-yoon, who is classified as the closest line to Minister Chu Mi-ae.

On the 24th, Minister Chu ordered General Yoon’s execution of duties suspended. Since then, massive opposition from prosecutors has spread.

Previously, six senior prosecutors from across the country, including Seoul Senior Prosecutor Sang-cheol Cho, Gangnam-Il Daejeon Senior Prosecutor, Jang Young-soo Daegu Senior Prosecutor, Park Seong-jin Busan Senior Prosecutor, Gu Bon-seon Gwangju, Gwangju Chief Prosecutor, Eprus Attorney General Will In There is a concern, “and issued a statement to the effect of” reconsidering (the decision to exclude the duties of President Yoon). ”

Seventeen prosecutors, led by national prosecutors and senior prosecutors, also made a declaration. They professed to “ensure that the reform of the prosecution service aims to ensure that democratic control and political neutrality are not distorted or distorted the authenticity of the prosecution, so the request for suspension and disciplinary action against the attorney general should be reconsidered and corrected “.