<Anchor> An
interrogation is being held at the Seoul Administrative Court over the validity of the order for exclusion from the duties of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.
Connect to reporters who are out on site.
Reporter Won Jong-jin, (Yes, it is listed in the Seoul Administrative Court.) Please tell us the current status of the interrogation.
<Reporter>
Yes, the interrogation, which started around 11 am, is ongoing for about an hour.
It is in the process of being closed to the public, but President Yoon Seok-yeol did not appear, and President Yoon and legal representatives from both sides were present.
Attorney Ok-hyung Lee, who represents the Ministry of Justice, informed the reporters that if the disciplinary committee opens two days later, today's request for suspension of execution is meaningless and should be dismissed.
Before the interrogation was held, supporters and opponents of President Yoon gathered around the court to protest, and there was a commotion, such as holding a surprise press conference in the court officials union saying they condemned the inspector of Mr. Yoon.
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What is the issue of questioning today, and when will the conclusion come?
<Reporter> The
content and procedure are two issues.
First of all, fierce battles are coming and going over the six reasons that Minister Choo Mi-ae directly announced was enough to suspend the prosecutor general's office during his tenure.
In particular, it is known that intensive interrogation is taking place on the suspicion of judges' inspections, which is the most problematic of the Ministry of Justice.
In response to the trial, the public data was only organized, but it is nonsensical to use this as a reason for suspension, and the Office of the Supreme Prosecutors' Investigation Information Policy Office, which is not in charge of the trial, has collected personal information of the judge that has nothing to do with maintaining the prosecution. The logic of the Ministry of Justice that it is serious illegal is sharply opposed.
It is also a key issue whether the process of suspending the job of President Yoon was procedurally justified.
Prosecutor Lee Jeong-hwa, who was dispatched to the Prosecutor's Office of the Ministry of Justice, who supervised General Yoon, revealed yesterday that the prosecution procedure was illegal.Based on these points, President Yoon argued that the prosecution and disciplinary claims lost their procedural legitimacy and procedural. The Justice Department claims that there is nothing wrong with it are clashing.
Since the court has set the deadline for interrogation quickly, the timing prevails that the results will come out as early as today, and at least a day later, tomorrow.