'Jeong Jin-woong Indicted' High Prosecutor's Office Inspection Department Head... "Investigated and Indicted According to Law and Principles"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Myung Myeongsik, head of the Inspection Department at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, who indicted Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jeong Jinwoong on charges of abuse of authority, stated, "This is a matter investigated and prosecuted according to law and principles." He has completely denied allegations that the indictment was forced despite opposition within the investigation team.

On the 16th, Director Myung posted an article titled 'Regarding Allegations in Reports on the Indictment of the Abuse of Authority Case' on the internal prosecutors' network, explaining that "the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office investigated and prosecuted this matter according to law and principles."

In particular, Director Myung emphasized, "The Seoul High Prosecutors' Office conducted the investigation directly without prior reporting or consultation with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office," adding, "Prosecutors at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office divided the investigation duties, and there was no disagreement regarding the objective factual findings during discussions." He further explained, "Regarding the legal judgment of subjective error, multiple opinions were reviewed, but there was no opinion suggesting non-prosecution, and all prosecutors agreed that indictment was inevitable."

He also mentioned the reassignment of the lead prosecutor to himself. Director Myung stated, "This was a decision made by synthesizing the opinions of the prosecutors, so ultimately, the head of the Inspection Department indicted as the lead prosecutor," and added, "The previous lead prosecutor also agreed without any objection during the reassignment process, and there were no disagreements or conflicts during this process."

Earlier, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae instructed the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to conduct a fact-finding investigation into the indictment process of Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jeong, saying, "There have been reports alleging that the lead prosecutor was excluded during the indictment process and that the indictment was forced from higher-ups."

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