Park Beom-gye "No Recommendation for Prosecutor General Candidate Today... Will Deliberate Further"

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, said regarding the timing of the nomination of the new Prosecutor General candidate, "At least not today (the 30th)."

On the morning of the 30th, Minister Park met with reporters at the Ministry of Justice Government Gwacheon Complex and stated, "I think the appointing authority, the President, should take more time to carefully consider in order to exercise the appointment power well."

The day before, the Prosecutor General Recommendation Committee (Recommendation Committee) decided to recommend to Minister Park four candidates for the next Prosecutor General: former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Oh-soo, Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office Chief Prosecutor Koo Bon-seon, Legal Research and Training Institute Director Bae Seong-beom, and Deputy Prosecutor General Cho Nam-gwan. Once Minister Park nominates one of them, President Moon will appoint the candidate.

When asked whether he would nominate a candidate aligned with the President's state philosophy, Minister Park replied, "Our country is a presidential system," and added, "The depoliticization of the prosecution has been President Moon Jae-in's conviction, which I have witnessed for nearly 20 years."

He continued, "We are currently at a stage where careful consideration is needed, so it is difficult to speak specifically," and added, "If there is an opportunity after the nomination, I will explain the nomination criteria."

Regarding the speculation inside and outside the prosecution that former Vice Minister Kim is the most likely candidate, he retorted, "If he were the most likely, wouldn't there be no reason for careful consideration?"

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