Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is leaving the Ministry of Justice building after meeting with Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, who is about to take office, at the Government Complex Gwacheon in Gyeonggi on the 1st. / Gwacheon - Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is leaving the Ministry of Justice building after meeting with Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, who is about to take office, at the Government Complex Gwacheon in Gyeonggi on the 1st. / Gwacheon - Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] On the 8th, Yoon Seok-yeol, Prosecutor General, expressed his intention to actively cooperate for the smooth operation of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (hereinafter referred to as the Gong-su-cheo) during a meeting with Kim Jin-wook, head of the Gong-su-cheo.


The Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced immediately after the meeting between the two, "Prosecutor General Yoon met with Director Kim, who visited the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, to discuss mutual cooperation measures," adding, "At the meeting, the Prosecutor General congratulated the Gong-su-cheo director on his inauguration and agreed to actively cooperate for the smooth operation of the Gong-su-cheo."


It further stated, "Specific cooperation measures will be discussed later depending on the completion of the Gong-su-cheo's organizational setup and investigation preparations."


The meeting between the two lasted about 1 hour and 30 minutes from 4 p.m. Prosecutor General Yoon and Director Kim agreed to activate a practical consultation channel between the Gong-su-cheo and the prosecution.


After the meeting, Director Kim told reporters, "We had a fundamental conversation agreeing to cooperate well regarding the case transfer clause," adding, "The atmosphere was good, but we did not have a detailed discussion about the standards for case transfer."


He said, "No next meeting has been scheduled yet, but we agreed to operate the channel practically and cooperate."



Before the meeting, when asked by reporters, Director Kim also stated, "This is not a one-time meeting; communication through various channels will be necessary."


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