Park Beom-gye "Expecting the Recommendation Committee to Suggest Good Candidates for Prosecutor General"

Indication of Possibility to Convey Opinions Through the Prosecutor General

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye is answering questions from the press as he arrives at the Ministry of Justice in the Government Complex Gwacheon, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, where the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee is being held on the morning of the 29th.
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[Asia Economy Reporters Seongpil Cho, Daehyun Kim] Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, said on the 29th, "I expect the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee to recommend good candidates well."

On his way to work at the Ministry of Justice Gwacheon Government Complex that morning, Minister Park responded to a question from reporters asking, "Do you think Lee Seong-yoon, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, should be included as a candidate for Prosecutor General?" by saying, "That is a matter for the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee to decide."

When asked whether he would attend the meeting to narrow down the pool of candidates for the next Prosecutor General, he firmly said, "I do not intend to attend." However, regarding whether he would submit opinions, he said, "I will follow the previous practice," adding, "Previously, it seems opinions were broadly submitted through the Prosecutor General's Office." This appears to be an indirect expression of the possibility of submitting opinions. Minister Park avoided answering what kind of opinions he would present.

The Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee held a meeting at the Ministry of Justice Gwacheon Government Complex that morning to narrow down the candidate pool. According to the operating regulations of the recommendation committee, the committee must select at least three candidates and recommend them to Minister Park. Minister Park will then nominate one of them to President Moon Jae-in.

Regarding the most important criteria when making the nomination, Minister Park avoided a direct answer, saying, "The announcement will be made, and immediately after, the nomination will proceed through the prescribed procedures, so please wait." The candidate pool is expected to be announced in the afternoon. Minister Park said, "I plan to receive the recommendation committee's results immediately."

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