New Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae Meets Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol on First Day of Appointment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Newly appointed Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae met with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol for the first time on her first day in office.

According to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Minister Chu and Prosecutor General Yoon both attended the government New Year's gathering held at 11 a.m. at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. Minister Chu's appointment was approved earlier that day at 7 a.m. She met Prosecutor General Yoon just four hours after her appointment. With tensions between the government and the prosecution intensifying recently, the first meeting between the heads of the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution drew significant attention. Especially, there are expectations that Minister Chu will immediately carry out a large-scale personnel reshuffle in the prosecution, which heightened interest.

Earlier that morning, the two also visited the National Cemetery separately but did not meet as their times differed. Minister Chu paid respects at the cemetery along with President Moon Jae-in and other government officials, and Prosecutor General Yoon visited around 9:20 a.m. Yoon wrote in the guestbook, "I will uphold the spirit of the patriots who devoted themselves to the homeland and work with the people to build a righteous prosecution."

Attention is focused on what kind of conversation the two might have had when they met later at the government New Year's gathering. Since the event was a government New Year's gathering attended by heads of various ministries, it is widely expected that they exchanged only light greetings.

After the New Year's gathering, the two will attend their respective official schedules in the afternoon. Minister Chu is expected to receive her appointment certificate from President Moon at the Blue House that afternoon and begin official duties from the morning of the 3rd. Prosecutor General Yoon will attend the Supreme Prosecutors' Office New Year's resolution meeting held at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building in the afternoon.

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