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After a few moments, it will be concluded whether Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who was disciplined for two months for suspension, will return to his duties.

Let me connect you to the Seoul Administrative Court where that conclusion will come out.



Reporter Bae Jun-woo, today (24th), the second interrogation ended earlier than expected, but anyway, the conclusion will come within today, right?



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Yes, both the Ministry of Justice and President Yoon's side told reporters after the trial was over that "the court will conclude as much as possible today".



The court couldn't estimate the exact time, but said it would give the details as soon as the court's decision was made.



After yesterday, the second trial held today lasted about an hour from 3pm.



In its first interrogation, the judge asked both sides of the Ministry of Justice and President Yun to submit additional opinions that contained specific positions on the Ministry of Justice's disciplinary process.



So today's trial is known to have been debated around these opinions.



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It seems that fierce workshops have come and gone today. Then, what part did you emphasize today on the Ministry of Justice, President Yoon Seok-yeol?



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Yes, first of all, the Ministry of Justice argued that if Yoon returns to office, the prosecution's fairness and public welfare could be harmed.



On the contrary, Yoon argued that if Yoon was excluded from his duties, the political independence and neutrality of the prosecutors would be undermined, resulting in irreparable damages.



Let’s listen to the Ministry of Justice and President Yoon’s side.



[Ok-hyung Lee / Legal representative of the Ministry of Justice: How does this (return to work) affect public welfare?

(Presiding



Officer

) seems to have said that.]

[Lee Seok-woong/Yun Seok-yeol's legal representative: I made all the arguments (illegal and unfair discipline) that I made so far.

.] In



particular, it is known that the court heard whether or not the disciplinary process, including the formation of the disciplinary committee of the Ministry of Justice, was properly carried out.



In general, in the case of suspension of execution, conclusions are made relatively quickly, especially in this case, as the first-ever disciplinary action against the prosecutor general is to determine whether or not it will actually take effect.



(On-site progress: edited Chan-hyeong, video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Hwang Ji-young, Kim Jun-hee)