Suspension of Prosecutor General Yoon's Duties Halted... Returns to Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan]

The court has issued a decision to temporarily suspend the effect of the order excluding Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol from his duties.

According to the legal community on the 1st, the Administrative Court of Seoul, Administrative Division 4 (Presiding Judge Cho Mi-yeon) granted the injunction application filed by Prosecutor General Yoon in response to the order of exclusion from duty issued by Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae.

Earlier, Minister Chu announced on the 24th of last month that following an investigation, six charges including the so-called 'court surveillance' were revealed, and she excluded Yoon from his duties and requested disciplinary action. In response, Prosecutor General Yoon claimed that all charges were untrue and that he was not given an opportunity to explain his position during the investigation process. He filed an injunction application on the 25th and a lawsuit to cancel the exclusion from duty on the 26th.

Meanwhile, Yoon's side has requested the Ministry of Justice to postpone the disciplinary committee hearing scheduled for the 2nd. Yoon's legal representative, Attorney Lee Wan-gyu, stated, "We have applied to the Ministry of Justice to change the date of the disciplinary hearing."

He added that they also requested disclosure of information such as access to disciplinary records, approval documents for the disciplinary request, and the list of the disciplinary committee members to ensure the right to defense during the disciplinary process. Attorney Lee explained, "The Ministry of Justice has not responded to this, making it impossible to prepare explanations, so we are applying to change the disciplinary hearing date until appropriate measures are taken."

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