Son Hak-kyu: "Moon Administration Taming the Prosecution... The People Stand Behind Yoon Seok-yeol"

To President Moon: "Is This What Prosecutorial Reform Looks Like?"
Regarding US-Iran Conflict: "Be Cautious About Deploying Troops to Hormuz"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Sohn Hak-kyu, leader of the Bareunmirae Party, criticized the personnel reshuffle in the prosecution carried out by Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae on the 10th, calling it a "prosecution taming at the regime level" and saying, "The Ministry of Justice's personnel measures can only be seen as retaliatory personnel actions against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who was investigating the living power."

At the Supreme Council meeting and expanded executive meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Sohn said, "Most of Prosecutor General Yoon's key aides have been demoted," and added, "I cannot help but ask if this is the prosecution reform that President Moon Jae-in talked about."

He pointed out, "There are criticisms that the Ministry of Justice's personnel reshuffle violates Article 34 of the Prosecution Service Act," and "However, Minister Chu refuted this by saying 'the Prosecutor General disobeyed orders,' which further fueled the controversy."

He continued, "The Moon Jae-in administration must understand the seriousness of public sentiment," adding, "Public sentiment is on the side of the prosecution that is uncovering the regime's corruption."

Sohn emphasized, "Prosecutor General Yoon, who has experience of being demoted to the provinces while investigating power corruption during the Park Geun-hye administration, I hope you endure well this time as well," and said, "Please complete the investigation into the living power to the end and resolve all suspicions. Do not forget that the people are behind Prosecutor General Yoon."

Regarding the conflict between the United States and Iran, Sohn said, "The issue of dispatching troops to the Hormuz Strait area must also be decided carefully," and added, "The value that must be prioritized above all else in this process is, without question, our national interest and the lives of our people."

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