Hearing on June 22 for Suspension of Disciplinary Action Execution Requested by Prosecutor General Yoon

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is arriving at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 15th, when the Ministry of Justice's Prosecutor Disciplinary Committee held its second review.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] The hearing procedure for the injunction case filed by Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, requesting the suspension of the enforcement of the '2-month suspension' disciplinary action, will take place next Wednesday (the 22nd).

On the 18th, the 12th Division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Presiding Judge Hong Soon-wook) announced that the hearing for the injunction case regarding the suspension order applied for by Prosecutor General Yoon will be held on the 22nd.

On the day of the hearing, the court will confirm the positions of both Prosecutor General Yoon's side and the Ministry of Justice, then decide whether to suspend the enforcement of the '2-month suspension' disciplinary action.

The result may come out on the day of the hearing at the earliest, but considering the importance of the matter, it is more likely that the decision will be made a day or two later. Previously, in the injunction case where Yoon applied to suspend the enforcement of the work suspension order issued by Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, the hearing was held on the 30th of last month, and the result was announced two days later on the 1st.

The day before, Prosecutor General Yoon submitted a cancellation lawsuit requesting the annulment of the '2-month suspension' disciplinary action and an injunction application to suspend the enforcement of the suspension order to the Seoul Administrative Court via electronic litigation.

In the case of the cancellation lawsuit, it may take several years until the trial is finalized, and it is highly likely that the first trial verdict will take several months, making it difficult to reach a conclusion within the 2-month suspension period.

Ultimately, the court's injunction decision, which is based not on the substantive judgment of whether Minister Choo's disciplinary request against Prosecutor General Yoon was lawful, but on the 'irreparable damage suffered by Yoon due to the suspension order' and the 'urgent necessity to prevent it,' gains significant importance.

Meanwhile, Presiding Judge Hong Jun-wook, who will handle this case, is a native of Seoul. After graduating from Jangchung High School and Korea University Law School, he passed the 38th Judicial Examination in 1996.

He completed the 28th Judicial Research and Training Institute and subsequently served as a Navy legal officer. He has worked as a judge at ▲ Chuncheon District Court ▲ Suwon District Court ▲ Yeoju Branch of Suwon District Court ▲ Seoul Southern District Court ▲ Seoul Central District Court ▲ Seoul High Court.

Promoted to presiding judge in 2014, he served as presiding judge at ▲ Ulsan District Court ▲ Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Court, and has been working at the Seoul Administrative Court since February 2018.

Judge Hong was also selected as an outstanding judge by the Seoul Bar Association in 2013.

In October, Judge Hong ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by standing members of the '4·16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Special Investigation Committee' against the government, citing unpaid compensation and obstruction of investigation.

Also in the same month, he dismissed an injunction application against the prohibition notice of a rally on Hangul Day filed by the Liberty Democracy Union against the Seoul Namdaemun Police Station Chief.

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