Choo Mi-ae Withdraws Appeal Against Yoon's Suspension Decision... "Will Do Our Best in the Main Case"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae has decided not to appeal the court's decision to suspend the two-month disciplinary action against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.

On the 30th, Minister Choo stated through the 'Ministry of Justice Notice,' "Considering the confusion and concerns about national division that may arise during the process of seeking immediate correction through the appellate court, I judged that doing our best to rectify the matter directly in the main lawsuit in the future is a more responsible approach."

She also expressed her deep regret for causing great confusion among the public as the Minister of Justice who requested the disciplinary action against the Prosecutor General.

However, she mentioned that the court's decision to grant the suspension of execution is difficult to accept. Minister Choo said, "The court acknowledged the substantive facts regarding important parts of the disciplinary reasons but granted the suspension of execution based on procedural flaws that are controversial in practice and interpretation. They presented a legal argument that is hard to accept, which is difficult for the Ministry of Justice to accept."

Earlier, Minister Choo also criticized the court's decision on Facebook, stating it was "hard to accept." She wrote, "The Prosecutor Disciplinary Act distinguishes between quorum for meetings and quorum for resolutions, and the decision on whether to excuse a member is made by a majority of the members present, with more than half of the members attending. A person who has been the subject of a recusal request cannot participate in the resolution but is still counted in the quorum."

She continued, "Even logically, if a member subject to a recusal request is not recognized as present just because of the recusal request, it would become impossible to proceed with any disciplinary committee meetings due to indiscriminate recusal requests. It seems there was a significant misunderstanding in the court's judgment, according to the opinions of the litigation representatives and many legal experts."

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