Park Beom-gye, Hearing Preparation Team Office at Seocho-dong Seoul High Prosecutors' Office... Support Team Leader Appointed as Lee Sang-gap, Director of Human Rights Bureau, Ministry of Justice

Park Beom-gye, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who has been nominated as the new Minister of Justice, is leaving his office at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 30th to express his feelings about being nominated as the Minister of Justice. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Park Beom-gye, the nominee for Minister of Justice, will set up a hearing preparation office within the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office building in Seocho-dong, Seoul on the 31st and begin full-scale preparations for the confirmation hearing.

On the same day afternoon, the Minister of Justice nominee hearing preparation team announced through a notice that "the preparation office will be established within the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office building."

It is known that Park is expected to arrive at the preparation office inside the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office around 2:10 PM that day.

The preparation team stated that Lee Sang-gap, Director of the Human Rights Bureau at the Ministry of Justice, will serve as the support team leader, and Cha Soon-gil, Director of the Public Criminal Division, will be the general team leader.

Additionally, Deputy Team Leaders (non-dedicated) will be Kang Sang-muk, Deputy Director of the Reform Legislation Promotion Team; Shin Sang, Team Leader; Lee Eung-cheol, Director of the Criminal Legislation Division; Response Team Leader will be Ryu Guk-ryang, Director of the Criminal Planning Division; and Administrative Support Team Leader will be Kim Sang-kwon, Officer in charge of Innovation Administration.

Meanwhile, the Public Relations Team Leader, who will serve as the communication channel with the media, is expected to be Park Cheol-woo, the current spokesperson of the Ministry of Justice.

The preparation team explained that the hearing preparation team was organized in accordance with Article 15-2 (Support for Public Office Candidates) of the Confirmation Hearing Act, which stipulates that "national institutions may provide the minimum administrative support necessary for confirmation hearings to public office candidates under this law."

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