Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae Urges New Prosecutors to Actively Address Community-Destroying Crimes Including the Nth Room Case

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae urged newly appointed prosecutors to "actively respond to crimes that destroy the community."

At the new prosecutor commissioning ceremony held around 2 p.m. on the 11th at the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gyeonggi Province, Minister Choo said, "Do not forget that the highest priority of the prosecution is the protection of human rights. Please make efforts to ensure that the human rights of victims and other parties involved in cases are not violated, and constantly consider whether there are any improvements needed to protect human rights."

Minister Choo added, "As seen in the recent ‘Nth Room incident,’ the public demands that the law quickly respond to changing social phenomena and new types of crimes, and we must ensure that the justice demanded by the people lives and breathes in our society."

She continued, "As prosecutors, please devote your utmost care to each case you handle, and self-check whether your judgment is correct or if there is room for reconsideration to realize justice."

At the commissioning ceremony, 70 new prosecutors who passed the 9th Bar Examination from law school graduates were newly appointed.

The Ministry of Justice announced their new appointments and stated that they will be provisionally assigned to 24 frontline prosecution offices, including the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office, and after completing practical training, they will be officially assigned in line with the regular personnel reshuffle in the first half of next year.

This appointment of 70 is the largest scale since the first appointment of 42 law school graduate prosecutors (1st Bar Examination passers) in April 2012. This number excludes prosecutors from military legal officers and experienced prosecutors who were previously lawyers.

The Ministry of Justice explained that the selection process included document screening verifying academic achievement and expertise, practical record evaluation, personality tests verifying public service ethics, ethical awareness, and human rights awareness, a three-stage competency evaluation, and organizational competency evaluation.

Additionally, to enhance objectivity and fairness, a 'blind test' method was conducted during competency evaluations, where all personal information of applicants was withheld from evaluators.

Among the newly selected prosecutors, there are individuals with diverse professional backgrounds.

Certified public accountants, patent attorneys, Korean medicine doctors, pharmacists, and public enterprise employees (Deposit Insurance Corporation) were selected.

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