[Breaking] Choo Mi-ae: "Avoiding Chief Prosecutor's Command Aligns with Public Wish... No Request Made to Supreme Prosecutors' Office"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] On the 9th, Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae responded to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's position that Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol lost his authority to direct the investigation, resulting in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office independently investigating the Channel A case. She stated, "It is in line with the public's desire for a fair investigation that the Prosecutor General himself decided to avoid directing the investigation and allow the investigation team to conduct the investigation independently."

She also added, "There has been no mention of establishing an independent investigation headquarters nor any request to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to publicly propose such a measure."