Park Beom-gye "Yoon Seok-yeol harbors political ambitions... Only prosecutors suffer"

Park Beom-gye, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the comprehensive audit of the Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court, Board of Audit and Inspection, Constitutional Court, and Ministry of Government Legislation held by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 26th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] Park Beom-gye, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said that Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol "clearly seems to harbor political ambitions."

On the 23rd, Park said on MBN's 'Baek Woon-gi's News Wide,' "I have heard that (Prosecutor General Yoon) is interested in politics, and after being appointed as the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office under our government and then becoming the Prosecutor General, I got the impression that he must have developed political ambitions."

He continued, "This cannot be resolved decisively with a single stroke, such as dismissal or impeachment by the president's personnel authority," and explained, "(Prosecutor General Yoon) is clearly protected in his position by the Constitution and laws as the head of the prosecution."

He added, "Conversely, if objective evidence emerges, that too should be free from any sanctuary," but said, "I think that around the end or beginning of the year, some form of conclusion regarding objective evidence, rather than his position, will come out."

He also said, "The conflict between Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon is not a personal or institutional confrontation, but rather due to the major task of prosecutorial reform that has been long overdue for decades," and added, "Minister Choo believes that the organizational culture has not yet improved, while Prosecutor General Yoon, based on the past organizational culture, seems to be shaking the prosecution by campaigning nationwide as if on an election tour."

Park then pointed out, "The damage caused will likely affect only the prosecutors below, whether Prosecutor General Yoon leaves after completing his term or before then."

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