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President Lee: "Must Not Try to Sway Personnel Appointments for Personal Gain Under the Pretext of Prosecution Reform"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 5th, "I trust that they would not do so, but just in case, under the pretext of prosecution reform, regarding personnel appointments and specifics for personal gain..."

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On the 5th, President Lee Jae-myung stated, “I trust that they would surely not do so, but just in case, they must not attempt to manipulate personnel appointments and specific investigation and prosecution duties for personal gain under the pretext of prosecution reform.” This appears to be a criticism aimed at hardliners within the party, such as Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae, who continue to oppose the nomination of Kim Ji-yong as the…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yun-gi = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 5th, "I trust that they would not do so, but just in case, under the pretext of prosecution reform, regarding personnel appointments and specifics for personal gain..."

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On the 5th, President Lee Jae-myung stated, “Prosecution reform is being done for the people, not to create a political legacy for specific individuals.” On that day, President Lee posted on X (formerly Twitter), “To dismiss the efforts of others as useless in an attempt to monopolize the achievements created through everyone’s collective hard work, or

On the 5th, President Lee Jae-myung wrote on his social media, "One must not attempt to manipulate personnel matters and specific investigation and prosecution affairs for personal gain under the pretext of prosecution reform," adding, "In all public affairs, including state administration, it is most important to distinguish between public and private matters and to cast aside personal interests." Furthermore, President Lee pointed out, "Prose…

President Lee Jae-myung said on the 5th, “We should not selfishly try to control personnel and specific investigation and prosecution services by using prosecutorial reform.”

On the 5th, President Lee Jae-myung pointed out, “Although I trust that they would not do so, they must not, under the pretext of prosecution reform, attempt to manipulate personnel matters and specific investigation and prosecution tasks for personal gain.” Speaking on X that day, President Lee stated, “Prosecution reform is done for the people, not to create a political legacy for specific individuals.” He further explained, “It is even more w…

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한겨레 broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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