Won Hee-ryong Criticizes Yoon Seok-yeol's 'Silence'... "Don't You See the Anger of Junior Prosecutors?"

Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Won Hee-ryong, Governor of Jeju Province, criticized former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, "Do not persist in silence with political engineering in the face of absurdity."

On the 7th, Governor Won stated on Facebook, "The prosecution in South Korea, after the departure of former Prosecutor General Yoon, is in crisis."

He said, "All the political prosecutors under investigation have been promoted, while the case involving the Deputy Minister of Justice assaulting a taxi driver is drifting, and righteous prosecutors are frustrated." This referred to the recent personnel reshuffle in the prosecution on the 4th, where prosecutors classified as pro-government were promoted, whereas close aides of former Prosecutor General Yoon were excluded from key positions.

Governor Won said, "We call Yoon Seok-yeol 'Chief Prosecutor' because he protected the prosecution against the living power," adding, "But where is the Chief Prosecutor now? Can't you see the anger of junior prosecutors who are fighting alone against Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo, who is destroying judicial justice, and some political prosecutors?"

He continued, "Perhaps you chose the moment of the star only to become a star," and said, "We remember Yoon Seok-yeol who fought against injustice. Now that he has left office, he must protect the prosecution more boldly against this administration. He should aim sharper criticism at the heart of this administration."

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