Special Prosecutor Min Jungki, who is investigating allegations involving former President Yoon Suk-yeol's wife, Kim Keonhee, has recommended eight special prosecutor assistants to the presidential office.
On June 16, Min announced to the prosecution press corps, "At around 11 p.m. on June 15, I recommended eight special prosecutor assistants to the presidential office."
The list has not yet been disclosed. Under the Kim Keonhee Special Prosecutor Act, the special prosecutor may recommend eight candidates for special prosecutor assistant to the president. These candidates must have at least seven years of experience as a judge, prosecutor, or attorney.
The president is required to appoint four of them within five days of receiving the request. The appointed special prosecutor assistants will be responsible for investigating the case, maintaining the prosecution of cases that are brought to trial, and supervising and directing public officials dispatched from special investigators and related agencies.
They will be in charge of investigation and prosecution maintenance, and one of them may be designated to handle public communications, including investigation briefings.
Special Prosecutor Min is a former judge who previously served as the Chief Judge of the Seoul Central District Court and is a member of the "Woori Law Research Society." He is considered a close associate of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeongsoo, having attended university with him. During the Moon Jae-in administration, Min also chaired the committee for further investigation into the so-called "judiciary blacklist" allegations.
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