Jin Joong-kwon: "Even Ministers Get Involved in All Kinds of Nonsense... Those Who Risk Their 'Positions' Are the Demoted Prosecutors"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon once again criticized Im Eun-jung, the chief prosecutor of Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, who had exposed internal corruption within the prosecution.

On the 29th, Jin posted on his Facebook, regarding Im's statement "I stake my position and speak," saying, "The prosecutors who risk their positions and work dangerously are not her but those who were recently demoted one after another," and added, "I do not believe that Prosecutor Im stakes her position when she speaks."

Jin further pointed out, "Subjectively, she may think she stakes her position when speaking, but objectively, such statements do not risk one's position," and said, "It is clear just by seeing that Prosecutor Im Eun-jung remains in her position even after the regime has changed."

Photo by Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University, Facebook capture

He also said, "Isn't she protesting until the regime changes because a prosecutor resigned over an incident where the original indictment was lost by mistake and replaced with a copy, which she considers unfair?" He continued, "Meanwhile, people who forged certificates to send their acquaintances' children to university, interfered in elections to get presidential acquaintances elected, and those who took bribes from presidential aides?these scoundrels were blocked from prosecution by the minister. The suspects either worked or are working at the Blue House. Is this justice? Compare the gravity of that issue with the one where Prosecutor Im claims she stakes her position."

He criticized, "I hear that many within the prosecution share Prosecutor Im's perspective, but where can their voices be heard?" and added, "Just because she said a word in drunkenness at a funeral, the minister intervened, calling it 'insubordination' and 'disgrace,' making all sorts of fuss. The minister who even embraced Jeon Du-hwan cannot tolerate prosecutors doing their jobs, so who would dare speak out?"

Lim Eun-jung, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, appeared as a witness at the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's National Police Agency audit held at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of October 4 last year, responding to questions from Lee Jae-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Earlier, on the 28th, Jin criticized Im, saying, "Those scoundrels who tried to cover up Yoo Jae-soo's corruption?the crime suspects Lee Kwang-chul and Choi Kang-wook, and their puppet Chu Mi-ae?are completely prevented from investigation and prosecution," and added, "But your attention is directed elsewhere. That is not the proper way to advance. Please speak about this matter as well. Are you a prosecutor or not?"

In response, Chief Prosecutor Im said, "My words and actions related to the prosecution are done with the readiness to file a disciplinary cancellation lawsuit, so for me, it is an act of staking my position," and added, "The situation and position are different from outsiders commenting on the prosecution without risking their positions. The weight of those words is also different. I am staking my position."

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