Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok Pays Tribute at the 'Wall of Remembrance' with Senior Prosecutors Ahead of Memorial Day

Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok and senior officials of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office are seen paying silent tribute at the 'Wall of Remembrance,' a memorial space within the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building, on the 5th, a day before Memorial Day. Photo by Supreme Prosecutors' Office

Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok visited the 'Wall of Remembrance,' a memorial space within the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building, on the 5th, a day before Memorial Day, along with senior officials including department heads and bureau chiefs. He offered flowers and a moment of silence to honor 304 prosecutors who dedicated themselves to protecting the fundamental rights of the people as prosecutorial officers.

Attending the event were Deputy Prosecutor General Shin Ja-yong, Director Jeon Mu-gon of the Planning and Coordination Department, Anti-Corruption Department Head Yang Seok-jo, Criminal Department Head Lee Jin-su, Narcotics and Organized Crime Department Head No Man-seok, Public Investigation Department Head Kim Tae-eun, Trial and Litigation Department Head Jeong Hee-do, Scientific Investigation Department Head Heo Jeong, Inspection Department Head Lee Seong-hee, Secretary-General Yoon Deuk-young, and Spokesperson Lee Eung-cheol.

Memorial space 'Wall of Remembrance' inside the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building in Seocho-dong, Seoul. Photo by Supreme Prosecutors' Office

The 'Wall of Remembrance' is a monument installed in September 2021 to commemorate prosecutorial officers who died in the line of duty, with the names of 304 officers engraved to date.

Last year and this year, the prosecution added five new names to the Wall of Remembrance: the late Cho Dong-yeop, administrative officer at Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office; the late Jeon Soon-ja, staff member at Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office; the late Jeong Jun-ho, investigator at Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office; the late Jang Myung-hee, staff member at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office; and the late Cha Jong-gyun, investigator at Changwon District Prosecutors' Office.

This marks the sixth time Prosecutor General Lee has visited the Wall of Remembrance since his inauguration.