[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The announcement of senior prosecutor personnel appointments will be made on the 7th. This is the second regular prosecutor personnel appointment by Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae, following the one in January.
On the 6th at 3 p.m., the Ministry of Justice held a Prosecutor Personnel Committee meeting at the Government Gwacheon Complex to discuss promotions and transfers of senior prosecutors at the chief prosecutor level and above. The meeting lasted about two hours and ended around 5 p.m.
During the meeting, the Personnel Committee received reports from the Ministry of Justice on the vacancies among chief prosecutors that have occurred so far and the necessity of personnel appointments to continuously promote prosecutorial reform, and deliberated and resolved on these matters. The personnel appointment results will be announced on the 7th, and the appointments will take effect on the 11th.
Lee Chang-jae, a lawyer who chaired the committee, said before the meeting started, "We will recommend that a fair personnel appointment be made."
The Ministry of Justice reportedly sent Kim Tae-hoon, head of the prosecution division, to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office the day before to request opinions related to personnel appointments, and Park Hyun-chul, head of the policy planning division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, conveyed Prosecutor General Yoon's opinions to the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice stated, "In order to restore public trust through fair prosecutor personnel appointments, the legally mandated procedure for hearing the Prosecutor General's opinions was conducted transparently and substantively."
However, it is known that this opinion hearing was conducted only at the stage of recommending the list of chief prosecutors for promotion. It is reported that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office was not asked for opinions regarding the specific assignments of chief prosecutors, including those promoted.
This personnel appointment is expected to promote chief prosecutors from the 27th to 28th Judicial Research and Training Institute classes. In the January appointments, five new chief prosecutors were appointed, including three from the 26th class and two from the 27th class.
The Ministry of Justice plans to favor prosecutors with extensive experience in criminal and trial divisions rather than those specialized in special investigations in this appointment. Additionally, the Ministry plans to consider regional balance in assigning positions for senior prosecutors at the chief prosecutor level and above (46 positions) within the Ministry of Justice and prosecution offices.
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