Lawyer Kang Shin-up: "Disciplining Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol Will Be Difficult... The Argument for Regime Judgment Is Rising"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] "The disciplinary committee for Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol will face difficulties from the very formation stage. The theory of judging the administration is rising. If the elected power tramples on the rule of law, it will lead to the downfall of the administration."

This was stated by Attorney Kang Shin-up, former spokesperson of the Bareunmirae Party and public relations director of the Korean Bar Association, in a phone interview with Asia Economy on the 3rd.

Attorney Kang defined the current situation as "an impure attempt to block the investigation of the administration." He said, "The establishment of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) is imminent, and institutional prosecutorial reforms such as the adjustment of investigative authority between the prosecution and police have already been underway, so it is not correct to see this as resistance to prosecutorial reform," adding, "It is an attempt to cover up issues known to be linked to the administration, such as the Pandora's box of nuclear power plant investigations, the Ulsan mayoral election fraud allegations, and the Lime and Optimus cases."

Right after Prosecutor General Yoon's return, the prosecution requested pre-arrest warrants for three officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Attorney Kang said, "The nuclear power plant investigation is connected to solar power and is an issue that allows us to look deeply into this administration," adding, "Policy should be done inductively, but they decided on the conclusion first and then created supporting arguments. It was for the solar power policy, but there may be suspicions of corruption involved."

He viewed the disciplinary action against Prosecutor General Yoon as unlikely to be easy. He said, "Prosecutors and external personnel must be part of the disciplinary committee, but it will be difficult to find people willing to play a role," adding, "Isn't it being revealed, like Prosecutor Lee Jung-hwa's disclosure, that there were excessive measures taken during the inspection process?"

His view aligned with the People Power Party's claim that President Moon Jae-in should make a decisive dismissal of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae. He also believes that although the ruling party won a landslide victory in the general election, the situation has changed now. Attorney Kang said, "Since the general election, the public's will to judge the administration has been consolidating. If the opposition party walks looking only at the people, public opinion can support and rise."

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