Communication Concert Held at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 9th
Special Lecture Relay Led by Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok
Dr. Oh Eun-young, a psychiatrist specializing in mental health and a child counseling expert, took the stage for a special lecture at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 9th. Addressing about 300 prosecution staff at the annex of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Dr. Oh greeted them by saying, "If you had come through another route, this would be a place you shouldn't have come to, but thank you for welcoming me." She then proceeded with a one-hour lecture titled "Oh Eun-young's Communication Concert," opening with the question, "What is proper communication?"
Since the inauguration of Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok last September, a series of external guest lectures at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office has been actively promoted, and this year alone, seven experts have appeared as guest speakers. Poets, writers, former gold medalists, professors, and other external experts with no direct connection to the prosecution have delivered lectures on various topics to prosecution staff.
Although guest lectures by notable figures have been held intermittently in the past, they have become more active recently under Prosecutor General Lee's leadership. Including the period when he served as acting Prosecutor General, twelve guest lectures have been held since July last year.
Among the twelve guest speakers, three were legal professionals, five were scholars, and four were poets and writers. Rather than focusing on rigid legal issues, the lectures mainly addressed concerns common to general staff, such as gender equality, workplace communication, parenting and caregiving, as well as topics like poet Choi Young-mi’s Me Too movement and the experiences of Jang Mi-ran, a national weightlifting representative and professor at Yongin University.
Prosecutor General Lee is known to have encouraged the recruitment of speakers by stating, "We must actively listen to diverse opinions outside the prosecution." While the recruitment of guest speakers was prepared by practical departments such as the Policy Planning Division and the Gender Equality Policy Office, some ideas for speakers were directly suggested by Prosecutor General Lee himself.
In previous lectures, the perspectives that the speakers held about the prosecution and prosecutors drew attention. Poet Choi remarked, "Poetry is a good way to cultivate imagination about criminals," and added, "I hope prosecutors read a lot of good poetry," which elicited laughter. Other speakers, including poet Na Tae-joo, shared feedback such as, "There is a perception that the prosecution is authoritarian, but after meeting them in person, I realized they are warm people just like anyone else."
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office plans to continue inviting not only Dr. Oh but also other notable figures who can engage and resonate with younger staff, aiming to support work-life balance and improve the vertical organizational culture.
After the lecture, at a luncheon, Prosecutor General Lee told Dr. Oh, "The moment I heard a few words at the beginning, I was disarmed," and added, "I will put more effort into communication between generations within the organization."
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