Park Ji-won on Choo Mi-ae's Prosecutor Personnel: "It Was Too Harsh... Hope Deputy and Chief Prosecutor Appointments Are Made Harmoniously"

Park Ji-won, a member of the Alternative New Party, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the Alternative New Party Central Party Founding Convention held on the afternoon of the 12th at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Heo Midam] On the 13th, Park Ji-won, a member of the Alternative New Party, commented on the personnel reshuffle by Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae, saying, "(The reshuffle) was too harsh" and added, "I hope the appointments of deputy and chief prosecutors are done harmoniously."

On the same day, on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs,' Park said, "I expected Minister Chu to make strong personnel changes, but honestly, I did not anticipate it to this extent."

He continued, "The confrontation and conflict between the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General happening under the Moon Jae-in administration ultimately leads to a loss of public trust."

Regarding the possibility of disciplinary action against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, he said, "It is undesirable," and added, "Since President Moon Jae-in appointed both of them, they should meet, discuss, and resolve the issue."

About the search and seizure at the Blue House immediately after the personnel reshuffle, he criticized, "The prosecution always conducts such actions. If there is an important issue, they carry out the search and seizure on the same day. For example, during the confirmation hearing of Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, they indicted Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim near the end. Why can't they make better political judgments?"

He also addressed the Blue House's refusal of the search and seizure, saying, "The judiciary should be more cautious about issuing search warrants for the Blue House," and pointed out, "The prosecution should request search warrants more specifically, and the judiciary should not just grant all warrants requested by the prosecution but require them to have specificity."

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