Prosecutors Activate COVID-19 Response Headquarters... Yoon Seok-yeol Chief Prosecutor Directly Commands

Yoon Seok-yeol, Prosecutor General. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol will directly oversee the prosecution's response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced on the 6th that the existing COVID-19 Response Task Force (headed by Lee Jung-soo, Director of the Planning and Coordination Department) has been elevated to the "COVID-19 Prosecution Response Headquarters." Prosecutor General Yoon will serve as the head of the Response Headquarters.

This measure follows President Moon Jae-in's directive at the Cabinet meeting on the 3rd of this month, instructing that "all government organizations switch to a 24-hour emergency situation room system until the crisis is over."

Under the Response Headquarters, there will be a Situation Response Team, Investigation Response Team, and Administrative Support Team, all focusing their full efforts on handling COVID-19 related cases. The response organizations established at prosecution offices nationwide have also been renamed as "Response Task Forces," and the heads of these task forces have been elevated to the heads of each institution.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office emphasized, "Prosecution offices nationwide plan to maintain a 24-hour emergency response posture until the situation is resolved."

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