Yoo Seung-min Criticizes the 'Jeong Soon-shin Incident'... "No One Takes Responsibility"

"Special Investigation Prosecutors Cannot Become a Special Class"

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min raised his voice toward the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, saying it must "sincerely apologize and take responsibility" in relation to the case of lawyer Jeong Soon-shin, who was appointed as the head of the National Police Agency’s National Investigation Headquarters but was ousted after one day due to his son's school violence (hakpok) issue.

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min is speaking at the Asia Forum 21, a gathering of Daegu and Gyeongbuk journalists, held on the morning of the 11th at Daegu Art Park. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 28th, Yoo posted on his Facebook, criticizing, "President Yoon Suk-yeol appointed a prosecutor who caused secondary harm to the victim by dragging the issue of his son’s school violence and forced transfer into a lawsuit as the head of the National Investigation Headquarters," and added, "No one in this administration takes responsibility for the appointment process and the failure of verification."

Previously, lawyer Jeong was appointed as the head of the National Investigation Headquarters on the 24th but voluntarily resigned after it was confirmed that his son was a perpetrator of school violence during high school. The son had been transferred due to school violence at the time, but lawyer Jeong reportedly opposed this and even took legal action.

Yoo also pointed out that President Yoon Suk-yeol, Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, and lawyer Jeong worked together when the school violence report was made. He remarked, "At that time (five years ago when the school violence report was made), Yoon Suk-yeol as the chief prosecutor, Han Dong-hoon as the third deputy, and Jeong Soon-shin as the human rights supervisor were all working together at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office."

He continued, "Article 11 of the Constitution, which declares that 'all citizens are equal before the law,' clearly states in paragraph 2 that 'no social special class system shall be recognized,'" and criticized, "Prosecutors of the special investigation division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office can never become a special class."

Yoo said, "Yesterday, President Yoon emphasized 'fairness' in his congratulatory speech at Yonsei University’s graduation ceremony," and sarcastically added, "Would he have been able to talk about 'fairness' even if he had attended Seoul National University’s graduation ceremony?" Furthermore, he stated, "Our people do not tolerate the hypocrisy and irresponsibility of leaders," and added, "The failure to verify Jeong Soon-shin must be sincerely apologized for, and responsibility must be taken."

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