Yoon Seok-yeol Appoints Seven Lawyers Including Former Administrative Court Judge for Disciplinary Lawsuit

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice after receiving a two-month suspension penalty, has additionally appointed three lawyers, including a former chief judge of the Administrative Court, as his legal representatives.

According to the legal community on the 24th, Seo Jeong-bae (57, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 24), Cha Haeng-jeon (56, class 24), and Kim Kyung-min (41, class 44) of the law firm Inseong submitted a power of attorney to the Seoul Administrative Court on the same day to represent former Prosecutor General Yoon in the lawsuit.

Before retiring from the court, Lawyer Cha served as a chief judge at the Seoul Administrative Court from 2014 to 2016, and held key positions such as a Supreme Court judicial research officer and a professor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Lawyer Seo, a former prosecutor, has been practicing law since 2007 and previously worked as the head of the legal team at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

With this, former Prosecutor General Yoon’s legal team has expanded to a total of seven members, including Lawyer Lee Wan-gyu of the law firm Dongin and Lawyer Son Kyung-sik of the law firm Inseong.

Former Prosecutor General Yoon received a two-month suspension penalty from the Ministry of Justice last December for allegedly ordering the creation and distribution of a 'judiciary analysis document' that collected personal information of judges presiding over major cases, and filed an administrative lawsuit in objection to this.

Meanwhile, the Administrative Division 12 (Chief Judge Jeong Yong-seok) of the Seoul Administrative Court, which was assigned the case, plans to hold the first preparatory hearing on the 10th of next month to identify the issues and set the trial schedule.

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