Personnel Information Management Group "Can Verify Constitutional Court Justice Nominated by the President"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The Personnel Information Management Division, newly established within the Ministry of Justice in June for public official personnel screening, stated on the 23rd that it will not handle the screening of Supreme Court justices but can conduct screening for Constitutional Court justices nominated by the President.

On the afternoon of the same day, Lee Nogong, Vice Minister of Justice, appeared before the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Special Committee’s Budget Adjustment Subcommittee and responded to a question from Park Jung of the Democratic Party of Korea asking, "Is it appropriate for the executive branch to screen Supreme Court justices and Constitutional Court justices under the principle of separation of powers?" by saying, "We have not been requested to conduct personnel screening for Supreme Court justice candidates and understand that no screening has been done."

Prosecutor Kim Hyun-woo, affiliated with the Personnel Information Management Division, also confirmed, "We have not been requested to screen Supreme Court justice candidates this time." However, Vice Minister Lee said, "I understand that the duties previously handled by the Blue House’s Civil Affairs Office have been transferred to the Personnel Information Management Division," adding, "As for Constitutional Court justices, I understand that the three individuals directly nominated by the President were screened in the past and I think it will be the same going forward, but we have not been requested or conducted such screening."

Prosecutor Kim also stated regarding the screening of Constitutional Court justices, "I understand that screening was done in the past for the three nominated by the President and that it will continue in the same manner," but when asked if they had been requested to screen Constitutional Court justices, he answered, "No."

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