On the 30th, ministerial candidate Jeong Seong-ho stated, "(In the future) I think it may be difficult to maintain the name of the Prosecutor's Office."
On that day, candidate Jeong noted in a currency with ChosunBiz, "We must carry out a prosecutor reform that does not harm the people," adding that it is "naturally a matter that should be discussed with the opposition party."
Candidate Jeong also stated on his Facebook after being nominated as ministerial candidate on the 29th, "I will do my best to fulfill the given historical mission of normalizing the power agencies."
The Democratic Party of Korea has proposed the "four laws for prosecutor reform," which include the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office Act, which centers on the separation of investigation and prosecution rights, the establishment and operation law for the Public Prosecution Office, the establishment and operation law for the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, and the establishment and operation law for the National Investigative Commission, as of the 11th.
Meanwhile, candidate Jeong is said to have a deep connection with President Yi, to the extent that he is referred to as the "leader of pro-Yi faction." Both candidate Jeong and President Yi are alumni of the 18th Judicial Research and Training Institute and have been friends for 38 years. Candidate Jeong is known to have worked behind the scenes for President Yi's election since the 2017 presidential election.