Park Beom-gye "Investigation Deliberation Committee for Lee Seong-yoon and Prosecutor General Recommendation Committee Are Unrelated"

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, repeatedly emphasized that the Prosecutorial Investigation Deliberation Committee (Investigation Deliberation Committee) regarding Lee Seong-yoon, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, has no relation to the appointment of the Prosecutor General.

On the morning of the 28th, Minister Park, while heading to work at the Government Complex Gwacheon, responded to reporters' question asking, "Will you recommend a candidate for Prosecutor General to President Moon Jae-in after reviewing the results of the Investigation Deliberation Committee?" by saying, "As I have repeatedly stated, the Investigation Deliberation Committee is unrelated to the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee (Recommendation Committee)."

The Recommendation Committee will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on the 29th to narrow down at least three candidates from among 14 candidates, including Chief Prosecutor Lee, and recommend them to Minister Park. Afterward, Minister Park will propose one final candidate, whom President Moon will appoint.

When asked if there was a candidate directly recommended among those forwarded to the Recommendation Committee, Minister Park said, "It is difficult to speak about internal personnel matters," adding, "Since there are as many as 14 candidates, I believe there have been sufficient recommendations."

On the same day, Minister Park also expressed his stance on the voices from the economic and religious sectors calling for a pardon of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, stating, "As I have said before, as the Minister of Justice responsible for strict law enforcement, I have not considered it."

Additionally, regarding the disciplinary action against the three prosecutors involved in the "Kim Bong-hyun drinking entertainment allegations," he said, "We plan to gather various materials and soon request disciplinary action."

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