Park Beom-gye: "Prosecutor-General Level Personnel Appointment for Selecting Serious Accident Experts to Proceed as Planned"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] On the 12th (Korean time), Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, expressed his intention to proceed with the promotion of prosecutors at the level of chief prosecutors at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office as scheduled to appoint experts on serious accidents.

While visiting Germany, Minister Park said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on site, "The issue is what extraordinary measures can drastically reduce fatal accidents caused by industrial disasters, and how to reflect that in personnel appointments, which is the fastest means." He added, "It is not about appointing a specific person, but rather broadly finding the most suitable candidate."

Earlier, at the end of last year, Minister Park had expressed his intention to fill the vacant positions of deputy chief prosecutors at the Gwangju and Daejeon High Prosecutors' Offices during a press conference with legal reporters.

At that time, considering that the Serious Accidents Punishment Act will be enforced from the 27th, Minister Park said, "We plan to select outstanding personnel who have expertise and high interest in serious accident cases."

However, it is known that within the Blue House, there is opposition due to concerns that promoting chief prosecutors less than two months before the presidential election could cause misunderstandings.

Meanwhile, regarding the incident where six workers went missing after the exterior wall of an apartment under construction in Gwangju collapsed the day before, Minister Park said, "This is an unacceptable story."

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