Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 13th August. South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday named Shim Woo-jung, the Vice Justice Minister of South Korea, to be the new prosecutor general, his office said in a press statement
According to presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk, Shim, 53, has been named to be the new prosecution chief who will replace Prosecutor General Lee One-seok. Lee’s two-year term will end next month, media reported.
Shim joined the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office as a prosecutor in 2000 and served in senior positions in the Seoul prosecutors’ office, the justice ministry, and Supreme Prosecutors Office.
Chung said Shim is regarded as a suitable figure to lead the prosecution to ensure its primary role in upholding the Constitution and protecting people.
“Shim has good knowledge of criminal procedures and the prosecution system, and has a firm belief about establishing the rule of law,” Chung told a press briefing.
Shim will become the second prosecutor general under the Yoon administration after a parliamentary confirmation hearing.
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