“Do not give in even if the Democratic Party acts despicably” … Historic determination of the Prosecutor General

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl announcing his stance on the impeachment motion against prosecutors of the Democratic Party at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on the 2nd. [Photo Credit = Yonhap News], ‘Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl stated on the 4th in response to the impeachment motion proposed by the Democratic Party of Korea against prosecutors, “Even if the other party comes out in a low and base manner, the prosecution should never succumb to unfair pressure.”‘,
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, ‘According to the JoongAng Ilbo on the 4th, the Prosecutor General gave this statement during a monthly meeting held at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office that morning, saying, “I hope you fulfill the duty given by the people with dignity and pride, like a lion unfazed by noise, wind that doesn’t get caught in a net, and a lotus flower that doesn’t get stained in mud.”‘,
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, ‘The monthly meeting was attended by all senior prosecutors and the key points of the Prosecutor General’s speech were published on the internal network of the prosecution so that all prosecution members could see them.’,
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, ‘He pointed out that the impeachment of prosecutors is an attempt by the defendants to engage in street fights outside the court by spreading lies when their faces darken in the courtroom and when things don’t go their way, they try to turn the court into their living room, involving judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers.’,
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, ‘He emphasized, “Even if you don’t hear the legal maxim that no one can be a judge in their own case, this violates the judiciary’s jurisdiction and the administrative branch’s investigative power, and directly contradicts the principle of separation of powers.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding the so-called ‘prosecution reform’ led by the opposition recently, he also said, “Criminal justice systems should not be subjects of hasty experiments,” and “Criminal justice systems deal with life, safety, property, and the dignity of the nation, so they cannot be handled as experimental subjects that can be fixed once problems arise. We must never do that.”‘,
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, ‘He further argued, “The rushed enactment from bill to enactment in just 18 days resulted in the hastily made ‘complete deprivation of prosecution rights’ and the previous ‘investigative rights adjustment’ legislation have led to the deprivation of the country’s crime response capabilities and coercion.” He said, “Creating a patchwork criminal justice system without taking any responsibility and once again aiming for the so-called ‘complete deprivation of prosecution rights’ and bringing up the dogma of ‘investigation and indictment separation,’ will eventually result in the ‘complete deprivation of the country’s crime response capabilities and coercion.” ‘,
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, ‘Regarding the ‘separation of investigation and indictment rights,’ he pointed out, “Just as doctors must diagnose for surgery, journalists must report for articles, judges must preside for decisions, and lawyers must meet clients for arguments, prosecutors should check the facts through investigations to make decisions for indictments,” and “Deciding the fate of a person based only on documents made by others cannot be allowed.”‘,
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, ‘The Prosecutor General mentioned the prosecutors who tirelessly investigated cases such as the ‘Busan kickback’ case, ‘valley murder,’ ‘fraudulent sale case of three generations,’ ‘SG Securities’ stock price manipulation, ‘MZ gangster hotel rampage,’ and called out the names of 24 prosecutors who investigated these cases and said, “I don’t understand what they want to achieve by abolishing the prosecution and forcibly separating investigations and indictments, making it impossible to see the dedication of prosecutors who work day and night.” ‘,

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