Cho Kuk Requests Removal of 'Cho Kuk's Time' Banner in Front of Judicial Research and Training Institute

'The Time of Joguk' Banner Hung in Front of the Judicial Research and Training Institute
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk requested the removal of the "Time of Cho Kuk" banners hung in front of the Legal Research and Training Institute in Jincheon, Chungbuk, and the Judicial Research and Training Institute in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

On the 7th, Cho Kuk wrote on his social media service (SNS) Facebook account, "I saw reports that banners were hung in front of the Legal Research and Training Institute and the Judicial Research and Training Institute," adding, "I can guess the intentions of the citizens who put them up, but I would appreciate it if they could be taken down."

He continued, "Regardless of the reason, it is better not to engage in actions that appear to mock people who are going through difficult situations. I kindly ask for your cooperation."

Recently, Cho Kuk's book "Time of Cho Kuk" became a bestseller, and supporters even made banners and hung them in front of the Legal Research and Training Institute and the Judicial Research and Training Institute. The banners included the phrase, "The prosecution's atrocities, revealing the truth! Time of Cho Kuk."

The reason Cho Kuk found these banners uncomfortable seems to be because they were hung in places where many people who investigated or led investigations against him work.

The Legal Research and Training Institute and the Judicial Research and Training Institute, where the banners were hung, have recently been perceived among prosecutors as "exile places" for those who have been demoted. This perception has grown especially because many figures favored during former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl's tenure were transferred to these locations.

Han Dong-hoon, a research fellow at the Legal Research and Training Institute, was transferred to the position of Deputy Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute in the senior prosecutor personnel reshuffle announced on the 4th. In this reshuffle, Cho Nam-gwan, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (Director of the Legal Research and Training Institute), Koo Bon-seon, Chief Prosecutor of Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office (Research Fellow), and Kang Nam-il, Chief Prosecutor of Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office (Research Fellow) also moved to the Legal Research and Training Institute.

Considering this atmosphere, it appears that former Minister Cho Kuk was concerned about misunderstandings and criticism that could arise from the banners.

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