Kim Woo-hyun, Head of Suwon High Prosecutors' Office, Announces Resignation... Second High-Ranking Prosecutor Resignation Since Choo Mi-ae's Appointment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Kim Woo-hyun, Chief Prosecutor of Suwon High Prosecutors' Office (age 53, 22nd Judicial Research and Training Institute class), tendered his resignation on the 6th.

According to legal circles on the 6th, Chief Prosecutor Kim submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Justice and resigned from his position as a prosecutor. This is the second resignation among senior prosecutors since Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae took office. On the 2nd, when Minister Choo was appointed, Park Kyun-taek, Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute (age 54, 21st class), also resigned.

Chief Prosecutor Kim is originally from Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, and graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School and Korea University Law School. He passed the 32nd Judicial Examination in 1990 and served as a prosecutor at Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office Mokpo Branch, Research Officer at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Director of Corporate Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, Chief Prosecutor of the Criminal Division 2 at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Research Officer at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (concurrently serving as Director of Criminal Policy), First Deputy Chief Prosecutor at Busan District Prosecutors' Office, Head of Immigration and Foreigners Policy Headquarters, Director of the Anti-Corruption Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Chief Prosecutor of Incheon District Prosecutors' Office, and has been serving as Chief Prosecutor of Suwon High Prosecutors' Office since July last year. He is one senior class ahead of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

Following Minister Choo's inauguration, there are expectations that a large-scale personnel reshuffle may take place as early as within two weeks. With the second resignation among senior officials, attention is focused on whether there will be a wave of resignations among executives at the level of chief prosecutors or higher.

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