
AI-generated summary
President Lee Jae-myung has been indicted on a criminal case and is currently on trial, and differences of opinion continue to arise between the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution on whether to maintain the indictment. Former Minister Jeong Seong-ho stated that prosecutors should make the decision in case of illegal prosecution.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jae-ha = Acting Minister of Justice Lee Jin-soo (Vice Minister of Justice) announced that the Ministry of Justice has no intention of directing the investigation to the effect of canceling the indictment in the case of President Lee Jae-myung.
In response to a related question from People Power Party lawmaker Kim Min-jeon during the audit of the Ministry of Justice by the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 8th, Acting Minister Lee responded, "Former Minister Jeong Seong-ho also made it clear that the Ministry of Justice has no intention of ordering the cancellation of the indictment by commanding a specific case."
Previously, former Minister of Justice Jeong Sung-ho announced that the Ministry of Justice would not be involved when he stepped down from his position in August, saying, "If you are indicted through an illegal procedure, it is a matter for the prosecution to decide."
At the National Assembly inspection on this day, Rep. Kim also asked whether the Ministry of Justice would be able to direct whether or not to maintain the indictment if the Ministry of Justice's Future Committee for Respect for Prosecution Human Rights (Future Committee) makes an opinion.
The Future Committee is investigating whether 19 cases, including President Lee's criminal case, were handled appropriately.
Acting Justice Minister Lee Jin-soo responded to this question by saying, "The future committee will be able to issue an opinion based on the revealed facts, and what follow-up action will be taken will vary depending on the content."
The People Power Party recently pointed out during the National Assembly that Acting Prosecutor General Lee Jeong-hyeon (Deputy Director of the Public Prosecution Service) recently said about the cancellation of the indictment in President Lee's criminal case, "The fact-finding team is currently conducting a fact-finding investigation, so I think we need to look at the results."
Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the People Power Party asked, “Acting Prosecutor General Lee Jeong-hyun recently made a statement to the effect that ‘we may consider canceling the indictment after looking at the results of the fact-finding investigation.’” and asked, “What do you think?”
Acting Director Lee responded, “I think (Acting Director Lee Jeong-hyun) was speaking on hypothetical terms.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
After the opinion of the Future Committee for Respect for Prosecution Human Rights is announced, the Ministry of Justice will decide on follow-up measures for President Lee Jae-myung's case.
Likely · Within weeks
The People Power Party will continue its offensive related to President Lee Jae-myung's case during future government audits and regular National Assembly sessions.
Very likely · Within months

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