Hong Jun-pyo "Regimes Are Temporary, Prosecution Is Eternal... Kim Oh-soo Must Protect the Last Remaining Prosecutorial Pride"

Independent lawmaker Hong Jun-pyo is delivering a greeting at the 'Towards a Better World (Mapo Forum)' seminar held last March at the Hyundai Building in Mapo-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] Hong Joon-pyo, an independent lawmaker and former prosecutor, urged Kim Oh-soo, the nominee for Prosecutor General, on the 4th to "protect the last remaining pride of the prosecution."

On that day, Hong posted on his Facebook, "The reason for the prosecution's existence is the realization of justice. I don't know if you became the Prosecutor General by having ties to power, but once you become the Prosecutor General, you must cut those ties," he stated.

Hong began by saying, "In the early days of the Moon administration, the prosecution, following President Moon's orders, mobilized even the Special 4th Division to fully focus on investigating deep-rooted evils, carrying out political investigations that destroyed the opposing camp, faithfully acting as the hunting dogs of power."

He continued, "In the mid-term of the administration, to cover up the Moon administration's corruption, the prosecution became bulldogs guarding the house, desperately protecting illegal power by any means," and criticized, "Despite serving as watchdogs without regard to public opinion both inside and outside, the prosecution lost investigative authority to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and the police, and has fallen to a secondary investigative agency."

He added, "Now, it has become difficult even to work as a lawyer after retirement," calling it "the karma of acting as hunting dogs and bulldogs."

Hong said, "The newly nominated Prosecutor General candidate Kim Oh-soo, please do not create such a prosecution," and added, "Governments are temporary, but the prosecution is eternal."

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