Lee Yong-cheol Vows to Complete Prosecutorial Reform Smoothly
The Chosun Ilbo · Kim Hee-rae ·
Lee Yong-cheol Vows to Complete Prosecutorial Reform Smoothly Nominee highlights judicial reform experience, aims to stabilize new criminal justice system
Lee Yong-cheol, the nominee for Minister of Justice, said on the 6th, “If given the opportunity to serve as minister, I will complete prosecutorial reform without a hitch and strive for the swift stabilization of the new criminal justice system.”
In his statement on his nomination the same day, the nominee stated, “I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility for being nominated as the Minister of Justice candidate at a critical time when the Prosecution Service and SCIA have newly launched and the criminal justice system has undergone significant reforms,” adding, “I will do my best to protect the human rights of the socially vulnerable, including crime victims.”
Regarding the intent behind President Lee Jae Myung’s nomination, the nominee said, “I believe the president nominated me to utilize my experience as the legal secretary at Cheong Wa Dae during the Participatory Government, where I worked on prosecutorial reforms such as adjusting investigative powers between the prosecution and police, and judicial system reforms, to complete prosecutorial reform and play a role in stabilizing the significantly revised criminal justice system.”
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