Incoming Administration Rejected by Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice: "Did Not Modify Report Content" (Comprehensive)

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye is attending the Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 15th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] On the 24th, Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, stated that the Ministry of Justice did not revise the report content despite the sudden cancellation of the Ministry's briefing to the Presidential Transition Committee.

Minister Park met with reporters on his way home in the afternoon and said, "There has been no special discussion since the postponement of the briefing. The report documents are all finalized." He added, "At least until last night, the report documents were prepared, and although I don't know if any other topics will be added, there were no significant changes."

Earlier, the Political, Judicial, and Administrative Subcommittee of the Presidential Transition Committee canceled the Ministry of Justice's briefing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. that day and decided to reschedule. The day before, Minister Park had actively expressed opposition to President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's campaign promises, including the abolition of the Justice Minister's investigative command authority and granting the prosecution budget allocation rights, during a press conference. The Transition Committee took this as a warning measure.

On his way to work in the morning, Minister Park only said about the Transition Committee briefing schedule, "I have nothing to say. It seems there is a variable." When reporters asked for confirmation, saying, "We heard it was canceled," he entered the government building without any response. Prior to that, when asked about the detailed contents to be included in the briefing, Minister Park remained silent without any answer.

However, regarding the difference in views between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's judicial reform pledges, he briefly said, "I don't think there is a big difference..."

During lunchtime, when asked about the possibility of revising the Ministry of Justice's report content, he briefly replied, "I have already said everything."

Meanwhile, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office briefing scheduled for 11 a.m. that day proceeded as planned. Unlike the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office reportedly expressed support for President-elect Yoon's campaign promises, including the abolition of the investigative command authority.

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