Lee Nak-yeon "Regrets Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's Rejection of Opinion"... Orders 'Necessary Response' to Choo
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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon was reported by the Prime Minister's Office to have received a phone briefing from Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae on the recent situation regarding the prosecution personnel on the afternoon of the 9th.
After Minister Chu's report, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon said, "It is regrettable as a public official's attitude that the Prosecutor General refused the request for opinion hearing by the Minister of Justice as stipulated by the Prosecutors' Office Act during the personnel process," effectively judging Prosecutor General Yoon's actions as insubordination.
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In response, Prime Minister Lee instructed, "As the highest supervisor of prosecution affairs, the Minister of Justice should make a sound judgment, review the necessary responses to this matter, and carry them out," directing a strict response to this issue.
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