Yoon Young-seok: "Forcing the new vice minister appointment means Moon leading the effort to oust Yoon"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Yoon Young-seok, a member of the People Power Party, criticized, saying, "The new appointment of the Ministry of Justice Vice Minister shows that President Moon Jae-in is leading the effort to oust Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol."

On the 3rd, Yoon appeared on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' and said, "It has become clear as Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae and President Moon pushed through the new appointment of the Ministry of Justice Vice Minister."

He stated, "Ultimately, Prosecutor General Yoon has been conducting anti-government investigations, including the probe into the early shutdown decision of the Wolseong Unit 1 reactor, which could burden the administration, the investigation into the Ulsan mayoral election fraud, and strong investigations into the Lime and Optimus cases. Because of this, the administration is trying to frame and remove the Prosecutor General, as outlined in Yoon's defense," and added, "Judge Cho Mi-yeon of the Seoul Administrative Court accepted all these claims, which means the court also supported Prosecutor General Yoon's position."

Yoon said, "President Moon and Minister Choo's attempt to 'drive out Yoon Seok-yeol' severely undermines the rule of law and destroys the constitutional order," and criticized, "Even though the court ruled that this is unreasonable, holding a disciplinary committee now is nothing but a manipulation of power."

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