Choo Mi-ae and Yoon Seok-yeol to Hold First Official Meeting Tomorrow

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is heading to the cafeteria for lunch on the 6th at the main building of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol will pay an official visit to the Ministry of Justice for the first time since Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae took office.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 6th that on the 7th at 4 p.m., heads of affiliated agencies and subordinate institutions will visit the government Gwacheon complex to pay a courtesy call on Minister Chu. The Ministry of Justice oversees the Supreme Prosecutors' Office as an affiliated agency. Subordinate institutions include the Korea Legal Aid Corporation, the Government Legal Corporation, and the National Association of Crime Prevention Committees.

This visit is a courtesy call in celebration of Minister Chu's inauguration. Prosecutor General Yoon is also expected to attend. This will be the first official visit by Prosecutor General Yoon to the Ministry of Justice since Minister Chu took office.

Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is arriving at the Ministry of Justice in the Government Complex Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, on the 6th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

However, the Ministry of Justice stated that consultations regarding prosecutorial personnel matters will be conducted separately according to standard procedures. Therefore, discussions related to the upcoming prosecutorial personnel changes are not expected to take place during this meeting.

Previously, Prosecutor General Yoon did not attend Minister Chu's inauguration ceremony held on the 3rd. It is customary for the Prosecutor General not to attend the Ministry of Justice Minister's inauguration ceremony but to meet separately. Prosecutor General Yoon and Minister Chu also met at the government New Year's gathering but reportedly did not engage in separate conversations. When Minister Chu was appointed, the two reportedly exchanged brief congratulations only by phone.

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