New justice minister, first chief of anti-corruption agency named
In a move to refresh shaky Moon leadership, key presidential aides offer to resign |
President Moon Jae-in talks with Choo Mi-ae (center), then Democratic Party leader, and Park Beom-kye (far left), then the party s spokesperson, during a party meeting in Seoul in this file photo taken in 2018. (Yonhap)
President Moon Jae-in’s prosecutorial reform is entering a new chapter in the new year, with nominees announced for the inaugural chief of a new anti-corruption body and the justice minister in his final Cabinet reshuffle of the year on Wednesday.
Moon nominated Kim Jin-wook, a former judge and a Constitutional Court scholar, to head the upcoming Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking officials handling corruption among ranking government officials like prosecutors.
Posted : 2020-12-30 15:12
Updated : 2020-12-30 15:12
Park Beom-kyePresident Moon Jae-in on Wednesday nominated Park Beom-kye, a three-term lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), as the new justice minister, Cheong Wa Dae said.
Park, a former judge, will replace incumbent Choo Mi-ae, who offered her resignation earlier this month following a heated political tug-of-war with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl.
Cheong Wa Dae credited Park as having strong insight and expertise from his work at the judiciary, government and National Assembly, and expected him to complete the work of prosecution reform being pushed by the administration.
Moon also tapped Rep. Han Jeoung-ae, DP s policy chief, as the new environment minister and picked Hwang Ki-chul, former chief of staff of the Navy, to head the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
Moon replaces justice minister to push for reform
Posted : 2020-12-30 16:47
Updated : 2020-12-31 09:12
President Moon Jae-in, right, is seen with Choo Mi-ae, chairwoman of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and Rep. Park Byeom-kye, a DPK spokesperson, during a meeting at Cheojng Wa Dae in March 2018. Moon on Wednesday named Park as the replacement for Choo, who has served as Moon s second justice minister since January this year. Yonhap
Inaugural chief of investigative agency named
By Do Je-hae
President Moon Jae-in accepted Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae s previously offered resignation, Wednesday, following a recent court decision that granted an injunction to Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl against a ministry disciplinary committee s order suspending him from duty for two months.