Lawyer Seok Dong-hyun: "Junior Lee Seong-yoon, how about letting go at this point?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Lawyer Seok Dong-hyun, a former chief prosecutor (Judicial Research and Training Institute class 15), urged 'junior' Lee Seong-yoon, chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Judicial Research and Training Institute class 23), to resign.

On the morning of the 27th, Lawyer Seok posted a message titled "To Chief Prosecutor Lee Seong-yoon" on his social media service (SNS) Facebook account.

He wrote, "Since ancient times, the chief prosecutor of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office has been called the flower of the prosecution," adding, "When a person in such a position loses trust among junior prosecutors due to personal matters and prosecution issues are raised, while on the other hand being mentioned as a strong candidate for Prosecutor General, the feelings of the watching OBs are very complicated and indescribable."

He continued, "I worry that the prosecution might appear as a chaotic mess in the eyes of the majority of ordinary citizens with common sense, so Chief Prosecutor Lee, wouldn't it be better to follow the natural order, step down from your position at this point, and clear your mind?" urging him to voluntarily retire.

Lawyer Seok served as chief prosecutor of the Busan District Prosecutors' Office and the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office. In August 2012, while serving as chief prosecutor of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office, he worked together with Chief Prosecutor Lee, who was then a senior prosecutor, for about four months.

Lawyer Seok emphasized, "It seems really difficult to voluntarily step down even if it is my own matter in such entangled relationships, but once you actually take the step, it is not necessarily so," adding, "There are times when you wonder why you didn't think of this earlier, and if you climb the mountain forcefully, the path down only becomes longer and more difficult."

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