Park Beom-gye: "Yoon Seok-yeol utilizes Son Jun-sung... an inseparable relationship"

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye attended the plenary session of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly on the 6th to respond to inquiries regarding the 'allegations of solicitation of prosecution by former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.' He is answering questions from the members./Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Jeon Jinyoung and Park Juni] On the 6th, Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, commented on the allegations of 'report solicitation' involving former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, stating, "It is understood that former Prosecutor General Yoon made very close use of Prosecutor Son Joon-sung, who is currently at the center of the issue."

At an urgent inquiry session of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee held at the National Assembly that day, when Kim Yong-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised the necessity of abolishing the Investigation Information Officer position, Minister Park said, "As you mentioned, the Investigation Information Policy Officer has been inseparable from the Prosecutor General, including the former Crime Information Division."

He added, "I believe that the relationship between former Prosecutor General Yoon and Officer Son went beyond that and was even more significant."

Regarding former Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae's claim in a radio interview that former Prosecutor General Yoon requested the retention of Prosecutor Son, Minister Park responded, "I have had a similar experience myself."

Minister Park also addressed the forensic examination of Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon's mobile phone, stating, "My consistent belief is that the truth must still be uncovered," and added, "I express my determination for the forensic examination here at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, which the entire nation is watching, as my response."

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