Transition Team Delays Ministry of Justice Work Report... "Park Beom-gye, 'Yoon Pledge' Opposition Press Conference Rude" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The Presidential Transition Committee postponed the Ministry of Justice's work report on the 24th.

The Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs Subcommittee of the Transition Committee stated that morning, "It is rude and incomprehensible for Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye, who will step down in about 40 days due to the regime change, to directly oppose the work report of the ministry a day before it is scheduled, regarding the pledges of the president-elect elected by the people," and announced the postponement of the work report schedule.

Minister Park had expressed opposition at a press briefing the previous day to the president-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's judicial reform pledges, including the abolition of the Ministry of Justice Minister's investigative command authority over specific cases, granting the prosecution budget authority, and expanding the prosecution's direct investigations.

The Transition Committee added, "Members of each administrative department have the duty to respect the governance philosophy of the president-elect elected by the people and to make every effort to implement the pledges," and pointed out, "Our Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs Subcommittee members judged that the Ministry of Justice work report scheduled for this morning was meaningless and thought it necessary to have a cooling-off period and time for reflection."

They also stated, "The pledge to abolish the investigative command authority of the Minister of Justice over specific cases, as stipulated in Article 8 of the Prosecutors' Office Act, embodies the president-elect's philosophy and will to restore public trust in the prosecution and strengthen the prosecution's independence and political neutrality," emphasizing, "President-elect Yoon's pledge to abolish the Ministry of Justice Minister's investigative command authority declares that by blocking the channel through which the Blue House and the ruling party intervene in prosecution investigations via the Minister of Justice, the prosecution will be able to investigate even the living power without sanctuary for the people."

Furthermore, "The pledge to grant the prosecution budget authority is also an expression of the president-elect's will to establish democratic and direct parliamentary control mechanisms over the prosecution to strengthen its independence and political neutrality," and "Minister Park's press briefing yesterday distorted the president-elect's true intention to return the prosecution for the people back to the people," the committee stated.

In addition, "Therefore, our Political, Judicial, and Administrative Affairs Subcommittee members hope to explain the seriousness of this situation to the public and hope that such incidents will not be repeated," they added.

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