Recommendation Committee Meeting Begins... "We Will Contribute to Appointing a President Desired by the People"

Park Sang-ki, Chairman of the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee, is speaking at the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee held at the Ministry of Justice, Government Complex Gwacheon, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi Province on the morning of the 29th.
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[Asia Economy Reporters Seongpil Cho, Daehyun Kim] The Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee began its meeting on the 29th to select the next Prosecutor General.

The committee has been holding a closed meeting since around 10 a.m. at the Ministry of Justice in the Government Complex Gwacheon, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, to select candidates for Prosecutor General. The meeting was chaired by Chairman Park Sang-ki and attended by committee members including Kim Hyung-doo, Deputy Director of the Court Administration Office; Lee Jong-yeop, President of the Korean Bar Association; Han Ki-jung, Chairman of the Council of Law Schools; Jung Young-hwan, President of the Korean Law Professors Association; Lee Jung-soo, Director of the Prosecutor's Office at the Ministry of Justice; Gil Tae-gi, former Vice Minister of Justice; Ahn Jin, Professor at Chonnam National University Law School; and Won Hye-wook, Vice President of Inha University.

Chairman Park stated at the start of the meeting, "I expect good opinions to be presented so that an excellent candidate who the public can accept will be recommended through thorough review," adding, "As chairman, I will do my best to ensure that this newly formed recommendation committee conducts a diligent review and contributes to appointing a Prosecutor General who meets the public's expectations."

According to the operating regulations of the Prosecutor General Candidate Recommendation Committee, the committee must select at least three candidates and recommend them to the Minister of Justice. The shortlisted candidates are expected to be announced this afternoon. Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye will then propose one candidate from the selected group to President Moon Jae-in.

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