"We are happy to lay the foundation for prosecution reform that will remain in history," said Minister Chu Mi-ae, who has stepped down from the position of Justice Minister.
Minister Chu said at Lee Im-sik, Minister of Justice, held at the Gwacheon Government Complex on the afternoon of the 27th, saying, "Prosecution reform is a spirit of the era that no one can resist."
Minister Chu was resigned 391 days after being appointed minister on January 2 of last year.
As Minister of Justice, Minister Chu cited the launch of a high-ranking public officials criminal investigation office, adjustment of investigative powers for prosecutors, and strengthening of the criminal and trial departments.
Minister Chu said, "It has set a clear and irreversible historical precedent that calls for the normalization of the prosecution by exercising the secretary's democratic control over the prosecution."
He said, "There were both big and small fuss against reform, but no one can resist the fierce wave of the spirit of the times that yearned for justice and democracy."
Minister Chu said, "I am deeply grateful for the dedication and hard work of former Ministers Park Sang-sang and Cho Kook who, through all sorts of hardships with President Moon Jae-in, who gave the responsibility of reforming the prosecution and continued to encourage them to the end,"
"There can be resistance to all reforms, but there can be eternal reforms, but there cannot be eternal resistance," said Minister Chu.
Minister Chu also referred to the dead word'Zultakdongsi', which was mentioned at the inauguration ceremony, and said, "I am always sorry for how much I have tried myself to express a reform voice and will from the inside of the prosecution."
(Photo = Courtesy of the Ministry of Justice, Yonhap News)