Joo Ho-young: "The Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office Should Be Recommended by the Opposition to Check the Prosecution"… 친전 on the Recommendation Committee

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Joo Ho-young, the floor leader of the People Power Party, reportedly sent a personal letter to the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office (HCIO) chief candidate recommendation committee members, urging them not to cooperate in appointing the candidate.

According to People Power Party officials on the 27th, in the personal letter sent to ex officio members such as Cho Jae-yeon, Director of the Court Administration Office, and Choo Mi-ae, Minister of Justice, as well as opposition party recommended members, Joo emphasized, "If the HCIO chief recommended by the ruling party is appointed, the rule of law in our country will be destroyed."

He added, "Originally, the law was made so that the HCIO chief would be effectively recommended by the opposition party, and it must be so to check the living power and also to check the prosecution."

Despite this appeal, the HCIO chief candidate recommendation committee is expected to finalize the candidate selection at the meeting on the 28th. In particular, the Democratic Party intends to complete the recommendation with the approval of the remaining five recommendation committee members even if two opposition-recommended members oppose.

Among the candidates who received the most votes in the previous meeting?Kim Jin-wook, Senior Researcher at the Constitutional Court, and lawyer Jeon Hyun-jung with five votes, and Lee Geon-ri, Vice Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, with four votes?it is highly likely that two will be selected.

The People Power Party plans to immediately file a lawsuit with the Seoul Administrative Court to confirm the invalidity of the resolution, request a suspension of execution, and petition for a constitutional review if the HCIO chief candidate is approved.

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