Conservative Group Voluntarily Removes Support Wreaths for Yoon Seok-yeol... Reappears at Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Comprehensive)

Free Solidarity Voluntarily Removes Wreaths in Front of Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the Morning of the 2nd

Patriotic Patrol Team Reinstalls Wreaths at Rear Entrance of Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office
"Criticism Directed at Minister Choo Mi-ae and Others"

Members of the civic group "Jayuyondae," who oppose the Moon Jae-in administration and support Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, are voluntarily removing wreaths in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] As the wreaths supporting Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol were voluntarily removed on the 2nd, another set of wreaths supporting the prosecution reappeared at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

The conservative civic group Patriotic Patrol Team installed three wreaths at around 7 a.m. on the 2nd at the back gate of the Eastern District Prosecutors' Office in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Currently, the number of wreaths has increased to six. The wreaths bore messages such as "Expel Political Assistant Jin Hye-won," "Cheer up Eastern District Prosecutors' Office ordinary prosecutors," and "Eastern District Prosecutors' Office Nightclub."

The Patriotic Patrol Team stated, "We installed the wreaths to criticize Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, Eastern District Prosecutors' Office Chief Kim Gwan-jung, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jin Hye-won, and to support other ordinary prosecutors," adding, "We plan to receive additional wreaths until the 6th."

Earlier, another conservative group, Liberty Solidarity, voluntarily removed about 350 wreaths supporting Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol that had been installed in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the same morning. Liberty Solidarity said, "We removed them because we believe the intention of displaying the wreaths was conveyed to the citizens." Around 40 people, including Liberty Solidarity members, Seocho-gu office staff, and removal contractors, participated in the removal, which began at approximately 9:40 a.m. No separate press conference or rally was held.

The wreaths began to be displayed here from the 19th of last month. When Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae exercised investigative command rights over the Lime Asset Management lobbying allegations case, supporters started sending wreaths to cheer Prosecutor General Yoon. The wreaths lined up from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office past Seocho Police Station nearby, from the main gate of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office across the street to the back gate of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office. The wreaths contained messages such as "Cheer up Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol" and "Prosecutor General Yoon has the support of the people."

On the 26th of last month, Seocho-gu sent an administrative enforcement warning letter to Liberty Solidarity and Patriotic Patrol Team, stating, "The wreaths are obstructing the purposes of individual laws such as maintaining urban aesthetics and public morals, so please voluntarily remove them by October 28th."

A wreath installed near the back door of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office. / Photo by Aeguk Patrol Team

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