People Party: "Choo Mi-ae, an Unconvincing Crony Appointment... Where Is the End of This Atrocity?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 28th, the People’s Party criticized Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae’s personnel appointments in the prosecution, saying, “Not only within the legal community but also among many citizens, this code-based appointment is utterly incomprehensible and has caused disappointment once again.”

People’s Party spokesperson Ahn Hye-jin said in a statement on the same day, “Where will Minister Choo’s arbitrary tyranny end?”

He pointed out, “In particular, the promotion of Chief Prosecutor Jeong Jin-ung, who led the so-called ‘prosecutor-media collusion’ investigation with direct or indirect support from the ruling party but produced various controversies and inadequate interim results, is something no one can accept. Many heads of the investigation team at the Financial and Economic Crime Division, which investigated cases involving connections between the ruling party and conglomerates, have been moved to peripheral positions, and following the recent appointments at the senior prosecutor level, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl’s aides have been largely replaced, deepening Yoon’s isolation.”

He continued, “It is questionable whether fair personnel principles exist within the current prosecution,” adding, “This personnel reshuffle, where ability, qualifications, and past achievements are not considered at all and those who obey orders are promoted, repeats a pattern that makes not only the prosecution but also various government organizations appear as factional political groups accustomed only to lining up before power, which is all the more regrettable.”

Spokesperson Ahn said, “Due to Minister Choo’s demonstrated autocratic sense of authority and arrogance, discord within the prosecution is deepening, and it seems that a world where sycophants bowing to power are thriving has emerged, delivering nothing but bitter smiles to citizens who dreamed of a clean prosecution reform,” adding, “If she treats the organization with a dichotomous mindset of ‘if you’re not on my side, you’re an enemy’ and even disregards the people lightly, Minister Choo is more fit to be a hotheaded street gang leader than the head of a major national administrative department.”

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