Choo Mi-ae New Minister of Justice, Inauguration Ceremony on the 3rd... Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol Absent

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae will hold an inauguration ceremony on the 3rd and officially begin her duties. Although it was expected that she would start work immediately on the 2nd when her term began, she will start a day later.

According to the Ministry of Justice on that day, Minister Choo will hold the inauguration ceremony at 10 a.m. on the 3rd at the Government Complex Gwacheon.

President Moon Jae-in approved Minister Choo's appointment at 7 a.m. that day. Her term began at midnight. Accordingly, Minister Choo has already started her activities as the head of the Ministry of Justice by attending various schedules from the morning.

At 8 a.m. that day, Minister Choo attended the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, to pay respects with President Moon in her capacity as a Cabinet member. She then attended the government opening ceremony at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu at 9 a.m., and at 11 a.m., she participated in the government New Year's meeting held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Inside and outside the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution, attention is focused on what message Minister Choo will deliver regarding prosecutorial reform and other issues in her inaugural address. The Ministry of Justice has decided to replace the New Year's address with the new minister's inaugural speech.

Minister Choo, following former ministers Park Sang-ki and Cho Kuk, is the third Minister of Justice under the Moon Jae-in administration and is entrusted with the important task of completing prosecutorial reform, a key national agenda.

Meanwhile, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl will not attend the inauguration ceremony. It is customary for the Prosecutor General not to attend the Minister of Justice's inauguration ceremony but to meet separately for greetings. Prosecutor General Yoon also did not attend the inauguration ceremony during former Minister Cho Kuk's term.

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