Yoon Seok-yeol's 'Suspension from Duty' Administrative Lawsuit, First Trial Verdict Today... Disciplinary Cancellation Lawsuit Lost

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The court's first ruling on whether the suspension of duties imposed on Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, by the Ministry of Justice while he was serving as Prosecutor General is lawful will be announced today.

The Seoul Administrative Court, Administrative Division 4 (Presiding Judge Han Won-kyo), will hold a verdict session at 2 p.m. today for the lawsuit filed by candidate Yoon against the Minister of Justice, requesting the cancellation of the suspension of duties order.

Candidate Yoon was suspended from his duties as Prosecutor General in November last year by then-Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae. A month later, the Disciplinary Committee for Prosecutors under the Ministry of Justice imposed a two-month suspension on Yoon, citing obstruction of investigation and inspection related to the Channel A case, and illegal surveillance of the court.

In response, candidate Yoon filed lawsuits to cancel both the suspension of duties and the disciplinary action. He also applied to the court for a stay of execution for each order. At that time, the court accepted the stay of execution application, and Yoon returned to work.

The court ruled in favor of the Ministry of Justice regarding the disciplinary action cancellation lawsuit. On October 10, the Seoul Administrative Court, Administrative Division 12 (Presiding Judge Jung Yong-seok), dismissed Yoon's request to cancel the disciplinary action, judging that most of the disciplinary reasons presented by the Ministry of Justice were valid. The court also recognized the obstruction of investigation and inspection related to the Channel A case and the preparation of documents analyzing the court among the disciplinary reasons.

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