The duties of three secretaries at the Civil Society Office
Some criticism of “inappropriate personnel”,
, ‘Jeong Ho-seong, a former attaché to the Blue House who was a close aide to former President Park Geun-hye (pictured) during her tenure, has been appointed as a secretary to President Yoon Suk-yeol.’,
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, ‘According to the presidential office on the 23rd, former Secretary Jeong is expected to work as one of the three secretaries at the Civil Society Office of the President. As the presidential office reorganizes its structure, the existing “Public Empathy Secretaries” will be renamed. The Social Integration Secretary will be designated as the first secretary, and the Civil Communication Secretary as the second secretary.’,
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, ‘Former Secretary Jeong was known as one of the “three musketeers of the back door” during the Park Geun-hye administration. He was implicated in the National Intelligence Service’s slush fund scandal and was arrested. At that time, President Yoon oversaw the investigation into the national scandal involving former Secretary Jeong as the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.’,
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, ‘As a close aide to former President Park, former Secretary Jeong was a key figure in the investigation at that time. He was accused of passing on confidential documents from the Blue House, including President Park’s speeches, to Choi Soon-sil, also known as Chaeso-won, a confidante of Park. He was indicted and arrested in November 2016 at the beginning of the investigation into the national scandal. He was later investigated by the special prosecution team for the national scandal, with President Yoon, who was then a prosecutor at the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office, being dispatched to this team.’,
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, ‘Former Secretary Jeong was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, which was upheld by the Supreme Court. In his first year in office in 2022, President Yoon granted a special pardon to former Secretary Jeong.’,
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, ‘The presidential office reportedly highly evaluated the work experience, capabilities, and other factors of former Secretary Jeong, leading to his reappointment as a secretary. However, there are criticisms that appointing former Secretary Jeong, who was involved in the national scandal, is inappropriate. Considering the continued negative public perception of the national scandal regardless of the abilities of former Secretary Jeong, some argue that it was hasty to appoint him.’,
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