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Two years ago, former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae exercised investigative command over then Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to withdraw his hands from the investigation of some cases.

These were incidents involving Yoon's family and close aides, but Justice Minister Park Beom-gye was reviewing measures to restore the president's command authority today (31st), but abruptly stopped it.



The background was covered by reporter Kim Kwan-jin.



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Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye said, "There is something I am thinking about separately" on the way to work.



It was revealed through a media report in the afternoon about what was worrying.



Last year, former Minister Choo Mi-ae exercised several commanding powers and excluded then-President Yoon Seok-yeol from leading some cases.



Six cases were targeted, including the suspicion of manipulation of the stock price of Deutsche Motors involving Yoon's family and aides and the attempted coercion of a Channel A reporter.



Minister Park said that despite the change of the prosecutor general, the incumbent president still did not receive an investigation report as unusual, and he tried to restore it through the investigation of the minister.



[Park Beom-gye/Minister of Justice: I have such a thought that normalizing the abnormality is not in accordance with the Prosecutor's Office Act and the system based on various laws.]



However, with the intention to revive the command of the Prosecutor General, Minister Park said 'Case of attempted coercion of a Channel A reporter' There was an interpretation that it was not a stepping stone to be involved in the disposition of Prosecutor Han Dong-hoon, the main suspect.



After reviving the command of the president, he wondered if he could intervene in the case through the president, but Minister Park jumped.



[Park Beom-gye/Minister of Justice: I was really surprised about writing (article) as if I was considering it for one person only.]



It is known that concerns such as abuse of power have arisen within the Prosecutor's Office of the Ministry of Justice.



The Ministry of Justice said that the article was published because the truth was distorted.



(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Lee Seung-hee)