Central District Prosecutors' Office Chief to prepare for 'Impeachment of Command' tomorrow's expanded chief meeting

[Anchor]
With the vote on the impeachment motion against the command of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office just a day away, Lee Chang-soo, the chief of the Central District Prosecutors' Office, has announced the holding of an "expansion meeting" tomorrow, attended by all middlemen.

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung is also considering making a direct statement if the impeachment bill is passed.

I'm connecting with the reporter. Reporter Kim Chulhee! The prosecution is also in a tense mood ahead of the impeachment vote, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, Lee Chang-soo, the chief prosecutor of the district office, convened executives to hold a meeting of the expanded heads at around 2 p.m. tomorrow.

If the Democratic Party's impeachment motion is passed at tomorrow's plenary session, part of the command line of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office will be vacant,
It is known that we will check in advance so that the
job agency system can be implemented without a hitch.

The meeting will be attended by all middle-level officials, including the deputy chief of the Central District Prosecutors' Office and the chief prosecutor.

At the meeting, Lee is known to ask executives not to be agitated and to handle their business well even if impeachment is made.

[Anchor]
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office is also preparing for the passing of the impeachment bill, right?

[Reporter]
Yes, if the impeachment bill crosses the threshold of the National Assembly as expected, Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung is also strongly considering announcing his position.

However, even if the impeachment bill is passed, a separate personnel appointment to fill the vacancy has not yet been planned.

Accordingly, Park Seung-hwan, a senior deputy chief prosecutor, will represent his duties for the time being instead of Lee Chang-soo.

The vacancies of Deputy Chief Cho and Choi will also be filled by other deputy managers and managers, but job disruptions seem inevitable for the time being.

[Anchor]
The opposition party is demanding an audit for the prosecutors' opposition to the impeachment drive.

Did the prosecution respond to this?

[Reporter]
The National Assembly today voted on an audit request to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to discipline and inspect prosecutors who opposed the impeachment of prosecutors.

In response, the prosecution says that there is no problem because it is only an autonomous criticism as a legal expert.

Justice Minister Park Sung-jae also expressed his position in person yesterday.

Let's listen to it for ourselves.

[Park Sung-jae / Minister of Justice (Yesterday): Everyone is a legal expert, and I think it is constitutional freedom of expression to express their opinions on illegal and unjust impeachment.]

It also refuted the fact that the public prosecutors' announcement of their positions was defined as a "collective action" prohibited by the National Public Officials Act.

The content in the statement is intended to protect the interests of the state or the community, so it does not meet the requirements for collective action.

With the passing of the prosecutor's impeachment bill approaching, the war of nerves seems to be intensifying.

So far, I'm Kim Chul-hee of YTN at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.