'Park Ki-dong and Jeon Mu-gon, who worked together during Yoon's tenure as Prosecutor General, join the transition team'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Park Gi-dong, Chief Prosecutor of the Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office (age 50, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 30), and Jeon Mu-gon, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of Ansan Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (age 49, class 31), who worked with President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol during his tenure as Prosecutor General, will join the Presidential Transition Committee (Transition Committee) as expert members.

According to political and legal circles on the 20th, the Transition Committee decided to dispatch Chief Prosecutor Park and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jeon as expert members of the Political, Administrative, and Judicial Affairs Subcommittee starting from the 21st. The two are expected to design the blueprint for the new government's judicial policy agenda and handle practical tasks.

Chief Prosecutor Park was dispatched to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Policy Planning Division as head of the Prosecution Reform Promotion Team 2 while serving as head of the Criminal Division 3 at Incheon District Prosecutors' Office in 2019. Since August 2020, he moved to the position of Criminal Policy Officer, working alongside President-elect Yoon at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. The Criminal Policy Officer is responsible for research and improvement of prosecutorial systems, including the organization and functions of the prosecution, and studies related criminal justice policies.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jeon was also appointed as head of the Policy Planning Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in August 2020, assisting President-elect Yoon. The head of the Policy Planning Division is a key position overseeing planning tasks within the prosecution, including responses to the National Assembly. Prior to that, he served as head of the Criminal Planning Division at the Ministry of Justice, coordinating major cases and policies between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

Both have a history of publicly criticizing former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae in November 2020, when she excluded President-elect Yoon from his duties as Prosecutor General and requested disciplinary action over allegations such as 'judicial surveillance,' by issuing statements with mid-level executives within the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

At the Transition Committee, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office Chief Prosecutor Lee Dong-gyun (age 46, class 33) has already been dispatched to the personnel verification team ahead of the two. He played an active role in the hearing preparation team when President-elect Yoon was a candidate for Prosecutor General. Additionally, six investigators and administrative officers who had connections with President-elect Yoon during his time as a prosecutor have also been dispatched to the Transition Committee.

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