Won Hee-ryong: "President Moon Must Decide Between Chu Mi-ae and Yoon Seok-yeol"

"Autumn, a Disgrace to South Korea... The Minister of Justice Must Be Dismissed"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju, stated on the 23rd, addressing President Moon Jae-in, "Either Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae or Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl must step down. We cannot continue like this even for a day," and added, "The president who appointed both of them must resolve this issue himself."

On the same day, Governor Won said on Facebook, "President Moon must make a decision between Minister Chu and Prosecutor General Yoon."

Governor Won criticized, "It is a disgrace to the Republic of Korea that the Ministry of Justice and the ruling party, based on a swindler's words, have stripped the prosecution chief of his command authority," and pointed out, "From now on, all responsibility lies with President Moon."

He further stated, "Following the statement that 'politics has covered up the prosecution,' Park Soon-cheol, the head of the Southern District Prosecutors' Office who resigned, openly criticized Minister Chu's removal of the prosecution chief's investigative command authority," and added, "The sharp words of Prosecutor Park, known to be aligned with Minister Chu, reveal everything."

Governor Won also said, "Prosecutor General Yoon said, 'Slander is the mildest word I can use.' Minister Chu has completely lost the authority of the Minister of Justice. This is a self-inflicted situation," and emphasized, "Leaving Minister Chu in the Ministry of Justice, which is translated into English as the Ministry of Justice, is a disgrace to the Republic of Korea. The most urgent task for the president in Korea is to dismiss Minister Chu."

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