Top prosecutor resigns after clash with ruling bloc
Mar 05, 2021, 07:53 am
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl speaks at a brief press conference in front of the Supreme Prosecutors Office in Seoul on March 4, 2021./ Photographed by Jung Jae-hoon
AsiaToday reporter Heo Kyung-joon
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned Thursday, four months before the end of his two-year tenure. President Moon Jae-in immediately accepted his resignation offer, ending a conflict between Yoon and the ruling bloc. However, Yoon’s departure is expected to have a great impact on the country’s politics.
Speaking to reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seoul on Thursday, Yoon offered to resign, saying the spirit of the constitution and the legal-governance that maintain the country are falling apart. “The people of Korea will be the ones to pay the price. It is difficult for me to watch the collapse of common sense and justice that our society has formulated over the yea
Top prosecutor resigns after clash with ruling bloc
Mar 05, 2021, 07:53 am
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl speaks at a brief press conference in front of the Supreme Prosecutors Office in Seoul on March 4, 2021./ Photographed by Jung Jae-hoon
AsiaToday reporter Heo Kyung-joon
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned Thursday, four months before the end of his two-year tenure. President Moon Jae-in immediately accepted his resignation offer, ending a conflict between Yoon and the ruling bloc. However, Yoon’s departure is expected to have a great impact on the country’s politics.
Speaking to reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seoul on Thursday, Yoon offered to resign, saying the spirit of the constitution and the legal-governance that maintain the country are falling apart. “The people of Korea will be the ones to pay the price. It is difficult for me to watch the collapse of common sense and justice that our society has formulated over the yea
Top prosecutor denounces DP’s push to create a new investigation agency
Mar 04, 2021, 08:15 am
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl answers reporters’ questions on his way to visit the Daegu Prosecutors Office on March 3, 2021./ Source: Yonhap
AsiaToday reporter Heo Kyung-joon
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl on Wednesday denounced the ruling bloc’s push to create a new separate investigation agency, warning the move will lead to a “situation where corruption becomes more rampant.”
Some observers say the top prosecutor’s strong criticism against the establishment of a new investigation agency suggests that Yoon might be planning to run for the presidency.
However, Yoon avoided answering questions about whether he is planning to enter politics after his term ends, saying, “This is not the right place to talk about it.” He did not respond to the possibility of resignation.