Leader Under Pressure, Quiet Internal Collapse Within the Prosecution Agency
Despite Repeated Attacks on the Leader,
Internal Network Once Full of Fierce Debate Goes Quiet
Seeming Burdened by Personnel Transfer Announcement
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Although the head of the prosecution is under continuous attack from above by the Minister of Justice and from below by the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office Chief, frontline prosecutors are unusually maintaining silence. This contrasts with past cases where vigorous debates took place on the internal network whenever prosecution-related issues arose.
According to the legal community on the 2nd, until the morning of that day, no posts had been uploaded on the prosecution's internal network 'Epross' over the past three days addressing the conflict between Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol and Central District Prosecutor Lee Sung-yoon, or the Minister Chu's remarks targeting the Prosecutor General in official settings. Epross is a 'space for them only' where prosecutors can express personal opinions or make suggestions. Recently, many opinions have been posted regarding issues such as the former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's incident and the Ministry of Justice's prosecution reforms, serving as a 'forum for public discourse.'
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There is a view linking the frontline prosecutors' silence to the upcoming regular prosecution personnel reshuffle expected this month. Since posts are made under real names, it is interpreted that prosecutors may feel burdened to post messages that seem to support one side. Moreover, the fact that there is no response even on the separately prepared 'anonymous board' on Epross is also read as indicating the heavy burden on prosecutors. The vivid witnessing by prosecutors of the mass demotion of Prosecutor General Yoon's close aides in the personnel reshuffle carried out by the Ministry of Justice in January is also cited as a factor for the silence.
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