Minister Choo Mi-ae: "Investigating Prosecutor General Yoon for Alleged Arbitrary Use of Special Activity Funds"

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae is attending the full meeting of the Budget and Accounts Committee held at the National Assembly on the 12th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] On the 12th, Choo Mi-ae, Minister of Justice, who had said that Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol seemed to be using special activity funds like petty cash, stated, "We have found suspicious points that the special activity funds are being used quite arbitrarily and are conducting a fact-finding investigation."

On that day, Minister Choo, attending the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Special Committee, made this remark voluntarily when People Power Party lawmaker Hwang Bo-seung-hee mentioned during her questioning of Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung that "Minister Choo's remarks have amplified the issue of special activity funds."

Minister Choo also said, "The Minister of Justice has the responsibility to guide and inspect whether the special activity funds are being properly executed in affiliated institutions," adding, "That is subject to internal audit and falls under the minister's authority."

As Minister Choo's response lengthened, Jeong Seong-ho, a Democratic Party member of the Budget Committee, intervened saying, "This is not a question for the Minister of Justice," and asked, "Please keep it brief."

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