Cho Kuk: "The Prosecution Is Not an Organization to Be Rewritten but a Subject for Reform"

"We Must Closely Watch the Investigation of the Yoon Couple"
Cho Kuk Issues Statement from Prison, Criticizes Authorities

Former leader of the National Innovation Party, Cho Kuk, on the 10th criticized the prosecution for immediately giving up on appealing the court's decision to cancel the arrest of President Yoon Seok-yeol, stating, "The prosecution is not an organization to be patched up, but an entity that must be fundamentally reformed through the separation of investigation and prosecution."

Former Representative of the Innovation Party, Cho Kuk (center in the photo), is holding a press conference at the National Assembly on December 12 last year. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

While incarcerated, Cho Kuk conveyed through his party a statement saying, "It is hard not to question why the prosecution, which always appealed when its position was rejected, gave up on appealing in this case."

He added, "Through this release, it has been reaffirmed that Shim Woo-jung, the Prosecutor General who was a subordinate of Kim Joo-hyun, the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs during his time at the Ministry of Justice, remains a follower of Yoon Seok-yeol even after the December 3rd insurrection, and that the court makes legalistic choices without concern for the serious political repercussions of its decisions in the current situation."

He continued, "The release of Yoon Seok-yeol will further encourage the rampage and uprising of far-right forces that support the December 3rd martial law," and warned, "The criminal trial for treason against Yoon Seok-yeol will be delayed, and we might even see him giving speeches at outdoor rallies."

He concluded, "After Yoon Seok-yeol's dismissal, we must watch with vigilance whether the prosecution properly investigates the Yoon Seok-yeol and Kim Kun-hee couple for charges such as the 'Myeongtaegyun Gate' and whether they request arrest warrants," adding, "We must tighten our shoelaces once again."