Democratic Party's 4th General Election Recruit... Former High Prosecutor So Byeong-cheol Who Refused 'Former Official Privileges'
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Democratic Party of Korea's Talent Recruitment Committee announced on the 5th that it has recruited So Byeong-cheol, former Chief Prosecutor of the Daegu High Prosecutors' Office and Distinguished Professor at Suncheon National University, as the fourth recruit for the 21st general election.
After retiring from the prosecution in 2013, former Chief Prosecutor So refused all offers to join major law firms and did not open a private law practice in order to break the chronic practice of preferential treatment for former officials, causing a fresh stir in the legal community. This rejection of preferential treatment is the first among high-ranking prosecution officials.
So, who was commissioned as a prosecutor in 1986, served in key planning positions within the prosecution, including the Ministry of Justice's Prosecution Bureau, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Research Officer, the Ministry of Justice's Prosecution Division 1 and 2 Chief, and Planning and Coordination Office Director. He served as Chief Prosecutor of the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office in 2010 and Chief Prosecutor of the Daegu High Prosecutors' Office in 2011, concluding his legal public service as Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2013. After retiring in December 2013, he devoted himself to educating future generations as a professor at Nonghyup University and Suncheon National University.
Within the prosecution, he was highly respected as a model prosecutor to the extent that there was a saying, "If you want to be a prosecutor, be like So Byeong-cheol."
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At the recruitment press conference, former Chief Prosecutor So expressed his aspirations, saying, "As long as righteous prosecutors who do not pursue power but practice justice remain in the field, prosecution reform will surely succeed," and added, "As a senior, I want to protect their sense of mission and open up hope for them to work as proud prosecutors."
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