Im Eun-jeong: "The Prosecution Is Like the 'One Ring'; Once You Grab It, You Go Blind"

Im Eun-jeong, the Inspection Officer of the Ministry of Justice, is heading to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials at the Government Complex Gwacheon on the 8th to be questioned as a witness regarding allegations that former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol obstructed the investigation into former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's perjury coaching case. / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Im Eun-jung, head prosecutor of the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office's Major Economic Crime Investigation Division, posted on her social media service (SNS) account on the 31st, continuing her criticism of the prosecution organization.

On that morning, Im posted on her Facebook, "Many people asked me why prosecutorial reform is so difficult," and wrote, "The prosecution is like the 'One Ring'; once you grab it, you become blinded and abandon the original plan to destroy it, insisting instead that it can be used for good and putting the ring on your own finger."

She added, "There were many times when I was disappointed and upset inside, no less than anyone outside the prosecution, but nonetheless, I would hear the footsteps of the Anti-Ring Expedition rising with firm will carried by the wind and regain my strength."

Earlier, on the 29th, Im Eun-jung said in an interview with YTN Radio's Issue & People, "Since 2016, there have been several offers to be recruited by political circles, but I have rejected them all," and added, "I have the confidence that if I wanted, I could become a three-term member of the National Assembly."

She continued, "What they tell me is to come to the National Assembly and change the prosecution, but there are about 290 people in the National Assembly who say they want to change the prosecution," and said, "(However) there are not many voices within the prosecution calling for change. My conclusion is that if you want to change the prosecution, you have to take root here."

Meanwhile, the book written by Im Eun-jung, Gyesok Gabogessseumnida (I Will Keep Going), was published on the 21st and immediately ranked 4th on the comprehensive bestseller list. It is number 1 in the political and social category. In the book, she emphasized, "The prosecution is a scale that weighs the weight of wrongdoing," and argued, "The current prosecution has lost its self-purification ability and has become a broken scale."

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