Citizen Group Files Complaint Against Choo Mi-ae for Alleged Cover-up of Lime Investigation Ordered by Prosecutors
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, who ordered an inspection into allegations of the prosecution covering up investigations related to the Lime Asset Management (Lime) scandal, has been reported to the prosecution for abuse of authority.
The Action Alliance for Establishing the Rule of Law (Beopse-ryeon) announced on the 26th that it would file a complaint against Minister Choo with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office for abuse of authority.
Beopse-ryeon stated, "Minister Choo's joint inspection order to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office clearly constitutes abuse of authority and is nothing more than an empty political stunt for media play," adding, "Ordering the inspection is effectively providing an illegal investigation guideline and interfering unlawfully in the investigation."
They continued, "According to Article 12 of the Prosecutors' Office Act, 'The Prosecutor General is responsible for handling the affairs of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, overseeing prosecution affairs, and commanding and supervising prosecutors' office personnel,' so the authority to inspect the Supreme Prosecutors' Office also belongs to the Prosecutor General," and stated, "Minister Choo issuing an inspection order directly to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office without authority violates the Prosecutors' Office Act and clearly constitutes abuse of authority."
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Earlier, on the 22nd, Minister Choo ordered an inspection during the National Assembly audit of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office regarding the Lime scandal, focusing on whether investigation reports were concealed and allegations of discriminatory investigations involving opposition politicians. She designated the inspection to be jointly conducted by the Ministry of Justice Inspection Department and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department.
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