The ongoing incident involving the Daesung-dong development case of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, where prosecutors decided not to appeal, continues to escalate. Today, the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Jeong Jin-woo, has voluntarily resigned!
The first trial of the Daesung-dong development case was held on October 31st, and four people, including Yoo Dong-gyu and Kim Man-bae, were sentenced to prison terms and fines. However, the punishment was criticized as too light, and some illegal facts were acquitted. Prosecutors directly involved in the investigation and trial submitted reports to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, requesting an appeal.
After internal assessment, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office also agreed to file an appeal and submitted the conclusion to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. However, the appeal was forcibly blocked by the Ministry of Justice at the last minute.
The Daesung-dong development case, which involves President Lee Jae-myung, has been under public scrutiny for a long time. Despite this, the prosecution and the Ministry of Justice made an inexplicable judicial decision, triggering internal backlash within the prosecution and criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties. A group of frontline prosecutors issued statements through the media, accusing their superiors. Additionally, Prosecutor Kang Eui-myo from the Busan High Prosecutors' Office posted an article on the internal website of the prosecution, calling on the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Ministry of Justice to explain their actions to the public.
The People Power Party questioned whether the prosecution's decision not to appeal was to protect President Lee Jae-myung and prevent the previously quiet Daesung-dong scandal from resurfacing. Former People Power Party chairman Han Dong-hoon, who is a prosecutor, angrily stated: "At 12:00 AM on November 8th, the South Korean prosecution committed suicide!"
Faced with the intense reactions within the prosecution and from society, Seo Yong-jun, the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, who had only been in office for four months, quickly resigned on the same day, further fueling the controversy. It is possible that this may lead to political turmoil in South Korea in the future.
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