Prosecutor Personnel Committee to Convene on 23rd... Accelerated Pace of Unprecedented Mid-Level Executive Appointments

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The Prosecutors' Personnel Committee, which will discuss the criteria for mid-level prosecutor personnel appointments, is scheduled to be held on the 23rd.

According to the legal community on the 21st, the Ministry of Justice notified the prosecutors' personnel committee members that the meeting will be held on the 23rd. It is known that the members are currently discussing the time slot when the most members can attend.

The prosecutors' personnel committee consists of 11 members, including external figures such as lawyers and professors, as well as the Director of the Prosecutor's Office at the Ministry of Justice and the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. The committee will decide on the criteria and principles for mid-level personnel appointments. However, Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye and Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo have already held consultations regarding personnel matters the day before.

Usually, when the prosecutors' personnel committee is held, the personnel results are announced either the same afternoon or the following day. Considering that the 'Regulations on the Organization of the Prosecutors' Office (Enforcement Decree)', which includes the prosecutors' organizational reform plan, is scheduled to be reviewed and approved at the Cabinet meeting on the 29th, personnel appointments are expected to take place around that time.

Meanwhile, Minister Park said to reporters on his way to the Government Complex Gwacheon on the same day, "This personnel appointment will involve promotions and transfers for almost all positions at the senior prosecutor level," adding, "It can be considered the largest scale in history." The official procedure to hear the Prosecutor General's opinion was conducted the previous evening. Minister Park explained, "We proceeded with a procedure to hear very specific opinions on personnel matters," and added, "The organizational reform plan still needs to pass the Vice-Ministerial meeting and the Cabinet meeting, so there was a brief mutual understanding on that part." However, there is also a view that neither Minister Park nor the Blue House will take reckless steps given the transition to the presidential election phase. Since there were considerable controversies during last year's disciplinary incident involving former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae and the Prosecutor General, overt personnel moves are likely to be avoided.

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