The Ministry of Justice Also Denies Report on 'Chu Mi-ae Delivering Draft of Prosecution Personnel Changes': "Not True"

Newly appointed Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is moving to the podium to deliver her inaugural speech at the inauguration ceremony held on the 3rd at the Gwacheon Ministry of Justice building. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Following the Blue House, the Ministry of Justice also denied reports that Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae submitted a draft of the prosecution personnel appointments to the Blue House.

On the 4th, the Ministry of Justice told reporters, "Prosecution personnel appointments are regulated to be carried out according to procedures prescribed by law," and stated, "The report by a certain media outlet that the Minister of Justice submitted a draft related to personnel appointments is not true."

Interest was focused on media reports that Minister Choo delivered a draft of personnel appointments for the Ministry of Justice and key prosecution executives to the Blue House on the 4th, a day after her inauguration ceremony on the 3rd.

Minister Choo's exercise of personnel authority had been a hot topic even before her appointment. In a situation where the prosecution was in sharp conflict with the government, the content and scale of the personnel appointments were key. Whether the so-called 'Yoon Seok-yeol faction,' working with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, would be subject to transfer became a matter of public interest.

The Blue House also denied the report about the delivery of the personnel draft by Minister Choo. On the 4th, Blue House spokesperson Ko Min-jung told reporters, "The Blue House has never received a draft related to Ministry of Justice personnel appointments from the Minister of Justice."

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