Jang Je-won on the ruling party's pressure for 'Yoon Seok-yeol's voluntary resignation'... "Chu Mi-ae's Nongae tactic failed"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 17th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized, "As the issue of Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae's position has been settled for now, key figures of the regime are successively launching indiscriminate attacks on Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, increasing pressure for his voluntary resignation."

On the same day, Jang said on Facebook, "It seems the Moon Jae-in administration planned to conclude this incident with the 'Choo Mi-ae Nongae Operation.' However, the operation failed."

Jang stated, "If the Moon Jae-in administration thought that the lawsuits initiated by Prosecutor General Yoon were directed at Minister Choo, that is a misconception, a big misconception. Prosecutor General Yoon is not engaging in lawsuits against individuals but is fighting to uphold the spirit of the constitution and the rule of law. Therefore, whether the lawsuit targets Minister Choo or President Moon Jae-in is not important."

Jang added, "The lawsuits initiated by Prosecutor General Yoon have great national significance. If the judiciary sides with Prosecutor General Yoon, it will, on a small scale, serve as an opportunity to establish prosecutorial independence regardless of the regime in a country that adopts a fixed term for the Prosecutor General, and on a larger scale, it will be recorded in our constitutional history as a new chapter protecting the spirit of the constitution and the rule of law from the tyranny of ruling power."

Jang concluded, "Unfortunately, if even the judiciary sides with the power, Prosecutor General Yoon is expected to continue his struggle to protect the spirit of the constitution and the rule of law by appealing directly to the people."

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