At 5 PM, Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo's Appointment Approved... Term Start Date is June 1

Prosecutor General nominee Kim Osu is arriving at the office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

Prosecutor General nominee Kim Osu is arriving at the office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Blue House spokesperson Park Kyung-mi announced on the 31st, "President Moon Jae-in approved the appointment of Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo around 5 p.m. today. The term will begin tomorrow, June 1."



Earlier, the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee held a plenary session in the morning and adopted the personnel hearing report on Prosecutor General Kim, led by the Democratic Party of Korea. The People Power Party did not participate. Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo is the 33rd minister-level or higher official appointed without opposition party consent since the Moon Jae-in administration began.


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