It was confirmed that the Prosecutor's Disciplinary Committee of the Ministry of Justice wrote in the decision saying, ``It is possible to dismiss, but special circumstances were considered,'' while deciding for two months of suspension of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.
According to the law enforcement officials on the 17th, the disciplinary committee stated in its decision, "The fact of the disciplinary accusation is a serious case that corresponds to the dismissal of more than suspension according to the disciplinary guidelines. "We have considered many special circumstances."
The disciplinary committee said, "The Prosecutors' Office Act tried to ensure fairness and political neutrality by guaranteeing the prosecutor general's tenure system, but in this case, the damage to the trust in political neutrality was unfair." It should be done, and I saw that it would contribute to ensuring the prosecution's fairness and political neutrality.”
The disciplinary committee also said, "We have carefully considered that dismissal and dismissal from prosecutors should be carried out more carefully. Above all, we deeply considered the impact of disciplinary action in this case on the people and society. The confusion of the judicial institutions as well as the pain and discomfort experienced by the people must be resolved as soon as possible and stabilized.”
In addition, "We respected the purpose of the Seoul Administrative Court's decision to suspend the suspension of duty, and the opinions of the majority of prosecutors formed after the disciplinary claim were also considered factors that should be fully respected," he said. "We will not consider the remaining term of office remaining for the disciplinary suspect. I couldn't," he wrote.
At the same time, "the motive and the background of the misconduct, the content of such misconduct and the extent of the impact on the prosecution organization and the public, the performance and work performance of the disciplinary suspect, and the degree of disadvantage due to disciplinary disposition, etc. He said, "We have taken a disciplinary action by combining the circumstances.
The disciplinary committee, which held a meeting from the morning of the 15th to the late early morning of the 16th, voted for two months in suspension against President Yoon, ▲ writing and distributing suspicious documents for the judiciary's inspection ▲ interfering with the inspection of the Channel A case ▲ interfering with the investigation of the Channel A case ▲ political neutrality We admitted to four charges including damage.
On the other hand, ▲ inappropriate meetings with media owners ▲ In the process of face-to-face investigation by the president, disciplinary reasons were recognized, but it was not appropriate to take disciplinary action.
In addition, the allegations of leaking information related to the investigation of the Channel A case and interfering with the investigation and investigation related to the case of former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook were judged to be innocent because of insufficient evidence.
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