Photo : YONHAP News President Moon Jae-in nominated a former judge as the new vice justice minister, following previous Vice Minister Lee Yong-gu s resignation amid controversy over his assault of a taxi driver prior to his appointment.
According to the presidential office on Tuesday, Kang Sung-kook, the head of the Justice Ministry s legal affairs bureau, was named to fill the vacancy. Kang s term will begin on Wednesday.
Kang, who served as a judge for 21 years, practiced private law after joining a firm in 2015. Former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae appointed him to the ministry last year.
In line with the Moon administration s philosophy of appointing figures from outside the prosecution to senior posts, Kang is the second non-prosecutor to be assigned to the position after his predecessor Lee, who is also a former judge.
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