Choo Mi-ae Orders "Investigate Yoon Seok-yeol's Special Activity Fund Details"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] On the 6th, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae instructed the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to investigate the payment and allocation details of special activity funds of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and various levels of prosecution offices.

This is a follow-up measure after Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol claimed at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee the previous day that "special activity funds are used like petty cash," arguing the need to verify the usage details of the special activity funds.

The Ministry of Justice announced that Minister Choo instructed the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office through a Ministry of Justice notice that evening to report the payment and allocation details of special activity funds by department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and various prosecution offices compared to the previous year. She also ordered to identify any cases where 5 million won or more was paid or allocated at once to a specific prosecutor or department.

Earlier, Minister Choo raised the claim at the Judiciary Committee the previous day that Prosecutor General Yoon stated there are many suspicions that special activity funds were used "to establish a loyalist system within the prosecution organization like a private military organization."

In response, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office rebutted, saying, "Prosecution special activity funds are executed according to monthly and quarterly execution plans, with additional execution depending on investigation circumstances," and "execution data is managed according to relevant regulations."

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