[Breaking] Kim Oh-soo, Koo Bon-seon, Bae Sung-beom, and Cho Nam-gwan nominated for Prosecutor General... Lee Sung-yoon eliminated

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Prosecutor General Recommendation Committee has decided to recommend four candidates for the next Prosecutor General to the Minister of Justice: former Vice Minister of Justice Kim O-su, Gwangju High Prosecutor General Gu Bon-seon, Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute Bae Seong-beom, and Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Cho Nam-gwan.

Lee Seong-yoon, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor General who was considered a strong candidate, was not included in the candidate pool.

The recommendation committee held a meeting on the 29th and recommended these four candidates to Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye. Minister Park is expected to select one of them as the final candidate soon and propose the nomination to President Moon Jae-in.

Meanwhile, it appears that Prosecutor General Lee was excluded from the candidates after intense debate within the recommendation committee. It is analyzed that allegations of investigation interference ultimately hindered his candidacy.

Prosecutor General Lee became a suspect on allegations of exerting external pressure on the Anyang branch of Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which investigated the illegal travel ban on former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Hak-ui while Lee was serving as head of the Anti-Corruption and Strong Crime Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in 2019. The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which investigated Lee, is planning to indict him soon.

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