President Moon's Message to the Minister of Justice, a 'Peer of Prosecutor General Yoon'...

청, 29il afternoon Park Beom-gye Minister of Justice appointment ceremony... Yeonsuwon 23rd class classmates, interest also in appointment of Deputy Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the 29th, President Moon Jae-in will present appointment letters to Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, Han Jeong-ae, Minister of Environment, and Hwang Gi-cheol, Director of the National Veterans Affairs Office, at the Blue House. A private meeting will be held after the ceremony.

Newly appointed Minister of Justice Park is a judicial research and training institute classmate of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who has repeatedly clashed with former Minister Choo Mi-ae. Attention is focused on what message President Moon will convey to Minister Park regarding the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

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President Moon will also soon decide whether to approve the appointment of lawyer Yeo Woon-guk (former judge), who was recommended by Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), as deputy head of the CIO. Lawyer Yeo is also a judicial research and training institute classmate of Park Beom-gye and Yoon Seok-youl. If Lawyer Yeo is officially appointed, the Minister of Justice, Prosecutor General, and deputy head of the CIO will all be connected as classmates from the institute.

At the New Year's press conference on the 18th, President Moon emphasized, "There may be differences in perspectives or opinions between the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General," but added, "Now that they understand each other's positions better, I expect that conflicts causing public concern will never happen again."

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