Choo Mi-ae to Give Lecture to Inspectors at Judicial Research and Training Institute on the 10th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Amid escalating internal conflicts within the prosecution over the so-called 'prosecutor-media collusion' suspicion case, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is set to give a lecture to prosecutors in charge of inspection and human rights at frontline prosecution offices, drawing significant attention.

According to the Ministry of Justice on the 2nd, Minister Choo sent an official letter containing detailed schedules to frontline prosecution offices, stating that she will hold a workshop related to inspection and human rights at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on the 10th.

The attendees include 46 people such as chief prosecutors in charge of inspection and human rights supervisors (at the chief prosecutor level) from each office. It is also known that officials responsible for inspection duties from the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office will attend.

The Ministry of Justice holds workshops every year for frontline prosecutors on topics such as anti-corruption investigations and public investigations. However, this is the first time a workshop is being held specifically for prosecutors engaged in inspection duties.

Notably, the Judicial Research and Training Institute, where this workshop will be held, is also where Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon (47, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 27), who was identified as a party involved in the prosecutor-media collusion suspicion case and subsequently transferred, serves as a research fellow.

Along with Minister Choo’s lecture on the day, it is reported that a chief prosecutor from the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (headed by Han Dong-soo) will introduce the department’s work.

The Ministry of Justice recently initiated a direct inspection of Prosecutor Han and instructed the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to conduct an inspection related to the complaint case involving former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, which led to friction with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.

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