Minister Park Beom-gye Decides on Reappointment of Han Dong-su as Head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department

Han Dong-su, Chief of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, responding to lawmakers' questions during the National Assembly inspection of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office held by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 22nd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] Han Dong-su, head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (age 55, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 24), who led the disciplinary action against former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol last year, will be reappointed. The term for the head of the Inspection Department is two years.

On the 15th, the Ministry of Justice (Minister Park Beom-gye) announced, "Regarding the appointment of the head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department, to harmonize the continuous promotion of prosecutorial reform and organizational stability, Han Dong-su, the current head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department, will be reappointed effective the 18th."

The Ministry of Justice also stated that there have been precedents of reappointment among former heads of the Inspection Department, including Lee Junho (class 16) and Jung Byung-ha (class 18).

Han, a former judge, was working as a lawyer at the law firm Yulchon when he was appointed head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in October 2019, shortly after Cho Kuk resigned as Minister of Justice.

In November last year, when Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae excluded Prosecutor General Yoon from his duties and requested disciplinary action, Han led this effort at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and later appeared as a witness at the disciplinary committee for former Prosecutor General Yoon held by the Ministry of Justice in December of the same year.

Earlier, in April last year during the 'Channel A incident,' Han also had conflicts with former Prosecutor General Yoon over the initiation of an inspection.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice announced the appointment of Park Gong-woo, head of the Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office Secretariat (age 58), as the new head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Secretariat.

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