Yoon Hee-sook: "If organizing Judge Profiles is Illegal Regarding Yoon Seok-yeol's Allegations, Pitcher Spying on Batter"

Relay protests demanding a national investigation into Prosecutor General Yoon's suspension from duty

On the 28th, Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, held a solo protest in front of the Blue House fountain, urging a national investigation into the suspension of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. Photo by Yoon Hee-sook (captured from her Facebook).

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Regarding Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae's exclusion of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol from duty and disciplinary action on charges of illegal surveillance of judges, People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Hee-sook fiercely criticized, saying, "If this level of profile review is considered surveillance, then in professional baseball pitchers are always surveilling batters and batters are surveilling pitchers."

On the 29th, Yoon posted on her Facebook, "In trials, lawyers and prosecutors are on equal footing, so they always assess the tendencies of the court to avoid embarrassment or confusion in court," pointing out this issue.

Yoon said, "For a year, the entire nation has been struggling while wearing masks. With the third wave, the economy is plummeting, and there is great concern about how many people will be driven onto the streets in the cold," adding, "Absurdly, they are using this crisis as an opportunity to push out the Prosecutor General."

She continued, "No matter how weak the opposition and media are, and how blinded the ruling party is by its fervent supporters, unless there is a fear that the red light for maintaining power has turned on, they would not reverse 40 years of democratization and cause such trouble," reiterating her criticism.

She then demanded, "What could possibly shake the power base that has been built over three and a half years by systematically destroying the national system to such an extent that the Justice Minister is leading this chaos? Both the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution should be investigated," strongly urging a parliamentary audit.

Along with this, Yoon shared a photo of herself holding a one-person protest on the 28th in front of the Blue House Fountain Plaza in Jongno-gu, Seoul. First-term lawmakers of the People Power Party have been conducting relay one-person protests since the 27th, demanding President Moon Jae-in's statement and a parliamentary audit regarding the exclusion of Prosecutor General Yoon from duty.

On the morning of the 24th, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae (right) attending the Cabinet meeting and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (left) heading to work.
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Meanwhile, earlier on the 24th, Minister Choo filed disciplinary charges against Prosecutor General Yoon citing allegations including △inappropriate contact with media owners △illegal surveillance of trial panels in major cases such as former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's case △obstruction of inspection and investigation in the Channel A and former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook cases, and leakage of inspection information △obstruction of face-to-face inspection of the Prosecutor General △damage to the political neutrality of the Prosecutor General, and excluded him from duty.

In response, Prosecutor General Yoon filed a request for suspension of the duty suspension order at the Seoul Administrative Court on the 25th, and the next day also filed a main lawsuit. The hearing for the suspension of duty exclusion lawsuit was held privately at 11 a.m. on the 30th at the Administrative Division 4 of the Seoul Administrative Court.

Neither Minister Choo nor Prosecutor General Yoon appeared in court that day; only their legal representatives?lawyer Lee Wankyu for Yoon and lawyer Lee Okhyung for Choo?attended and presented their positions. The court will make a decision on whether Prosecutor General Yoon will be reinstated based on the arguments from both sides.

Considering that the Ministry of Justice plans to hold a disciplinary committee on the 2nd, the conclusion is expected to be announced late that afternoon or the following day (December 1).

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