[Breaking] Prosecutor General Kim Osu: "Performing Duties According to Law and Principles"... Denies Resignation Rumors

Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo. / Photo by Jin-hyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist Reporter] Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo dismissed rumors of his resignation on the 16th.

On the same day, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office conveyed Kim's position, stating, "The Prosecutor General will faithfully carry out his original duties according to the law and principles."

On the previous day, Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party classified as a close aide to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, responded in a phone interview with MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' to the host's question, "What do you think Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo, who has one year left in his term, should do when President-elect Yoon takes office?" by saying, "I think Kim Oh-soo should decide his own position."

He added, "Whether he has properly directed investigations as Prosecutor General until now, especially regarding the Daejang-dong and Baekhyeon-dong cases, he asked us to trust him and not worry during the recent National Assembly audit, but there have been no results. Investigations are not being properly conducted now," and argued, "If he has the determination, confidence, and will to conduct investigations fairly and impartially according to law and principles regardless of his position as Prosecutor General, he should complete his term. If he lacks that confidence and repeats the same behavior as before, he should decide his own position."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.