Again, Moon Chan-seok says, "Politics has deeply entered the prosecution... We must raise a firm voice"

On the 7th, after the announcement of the prosecutor general-level personnel changes, Moon Chan-seok, the head of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office, expressed his intention to resign.

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] On the 7th, after the announcement of the prosecutor general-level personnel changes, Moon Chan-seok, the Chief Prosecutor of Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office who had expressed his intention to resign, emphasized this time, "I am concerned that the realm of politics is entering the prosecution too deeply," and said, "We must firmly raise our voices against what is wrong."

According to the legal community on the 10th, Moon stated through the prosecution's internal network 'Epross' in the morning, "Today is my last day at work, and I am leaving the prosecution. I am sorry to leave first during these difficult times."

Moon first congratulated, "Congratulations to the senior prosecutors general on their promotion. Especially, congratulations to those promoted to prosecutor general this time," and added, "Being given the opportunity to serve as a senior prosecutor general or district chief prosecutor is a great honor as a prosecutor, and with that comes a heavy responsibility entrusted by the people."

He also voiced criticism regarding the recent prosecution personnel changes. He pointed out, "I am concerned that the realm of politics is entering the prosecution too deeply," and questioned, "What meaning does it have for senior prosecutors general to serve one or two more years and then retire?" He particularly emphasized, "Political neutrality is a value that can never be abandoned," and said, "I believe it is important for prosecutor generals to fulfill their duties in the positions given to them."

Moon also wrote critical remarks about the factions opposing Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. He said, "Prosecutor generals know well that if they harbor unprosecutor-like intentions, seek positions, or refrain from doing what they must out of fear of personnel disadvantages, the prosecutor general will inevitably be powerless."

Finally, Moon said, "The prosecutor general said he is not loyal to any person, but I am also not someone who has lived being called a lackey," and added, "I ask that you faithfully fulfill the duties entrusted to you by the people centered on the prosecutor general, in accordance with the Prosecution Service Act as a legal professional, and retire with dignity before history and the people."

Earlier, the Ministry of Justice transferred Moon to the Planning Department Head of the Judicial Research and Training Institute effective the 11th, and Moon submitted his resignation on the day of the personnel change. On the 8th, through Epross, he criticized, "There are many righteous talents in the prosecution as well. It is worrisome and shameful that despite those many talents being sidelined, this personnel change blatantly puts prosecutors who receive biased evaluations from the media as 'pro-government personnel' or 'Chu Mi-ae's prosecutors' at the forefront."

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