Former Prosecutor General Hansangdae, Now Head of Prosecutors' Alumni Association, Calls Past 5 Years a Dark Era for Prosecution

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Han Sang-dae, former Prosecutor General (Judicial Research and Training Institute class 13), was elected as the 9th president of the Prosecutors' Alumni Association, a social organization for retired prosecutors, on the 30th.

Former Prosecutor General Han was chosen as the next president at the Prosecutors' Alumni Association general meeting held on the afternoon of the 30th at the annex of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul.

In his inaugural speech, former Prosecutor General Han said, "With the establishment of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency, prosecutorial power has been split into two, and the investigative command authority, which is the foundation of the rule of law, has completely disappeared," adding, "The past five years have been a dark period for the prosecution."

He continued, "The prosecution has nothing left to lose and nowhere to retreat," emphasizing, "Our only way to survive is to devote all efforts to completing the rule of law governed by fairness and common sense."

Former Prosecutor General Han served as Director of the Prosecutor's Office at the Ministry of Justice, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, and Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office during the Lee Myung-bak administration. He served as Prosecutor General from 2011 to 2012, during the latter half of the administration. As per tradition, the general meeting was attended by Supreme Prosecutors' Office executives, including Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo, and senior prosecutors.

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