Prosecutors Rebut Ministry of Justice's Response Again: "Asked Not to Submit Personnel Proposal Before Chief's Departure the Previous Day"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution has rebutted the Ministry of Justice's denial that it "never asked to create and send a personnel proposal first" as "not true," reaffirming its position that the Ministry of Justice requested the prosecution to send a personnel proposal.

On the afternoon of the 8th, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office stated, "Just before leaving work on the 7th, the Prosecutor General was requested by the Minister of Justice to 'create the personnel proposal for chief prosecutors first and send it by the morning of the 8th,' as the Ministry of Justice did not yet have a personnel proposal."

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office summarized, "The Prosecutor General's expression of opinion on personnel matters refers to giving opinions on the specific assignments of individual prosecutors," and pointed out, "The Ministry of Justice is supposed to first establish the basic personnel plan, including reasons, timing, principles, scope, targets, and scale of personnel changes, then create personnel proposals concerning the specific assignments of individual prosecutors, and finally seek the Prosecutor General's opinion on the personnel plan including each prosecutor's assignment."

It also stated, "The Prosecutor General cannot express opinions in a blank state without specific personnel proposals regarding the personnel plan, individual prosecutors' specific assignments, or promotions," adding, "To date, the Prosecutor General has not received or been notified by the Ministry of Justice of any such specific personnel proposals." It further announced, "If the Ministry of Justice sends such specific personnel proposals, they will be thoroughly reviewed and opinions will be provided accordingly."

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