Choo Mi-ae on Channel A Reporter’s Acquittal: "Result of Media-Prosecution Collusion... The Corruption Investigation Office Must Act"

"Due to the Persistent Investigation Obstruction by the Prosecutor General"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae claimed that the acquittal of former Channel A reporter Lee Dong-jae, who was suspected of the so-called 'media-prosecution collusion,' in the first trial made reforms even more urgent "from beginning to end."

On the 17th, former Minister Choo posted on SNS, stating, "The pathetic act where the truth cannot prevail due to the prosecution's perfect obstruction of investigation and trial interference was foreseeable from the start."

When the case was revealed by an MBC report in March last year during her tenure as minister, former Minister Choo excluded former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl from directing the investigation. She said, "An investigation should have been conducted on Prosecutor General Han Dong-hoon, an internal collaborator related to this case, but there was persistent inspection and obstruction of investigation by the Prosecutor General."

Former Minister Choo continued, "The fact-finding investigation report conducted by Channel A's side was not accepted as evidence," and criticized, "The former prosecutor-turned-lawyer representing Lee Dong-jae rejected the evidence, and Channel A did not appear in court. This is a perfect obstruction of the media-prosecution trial."

She then emphasized, "Now, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) should actively take charge of the investigation," adding, "We will not overlook this situation where judicial justice has disappeared."

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