Lee Seong-yun, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, publicly criticized former President Yoon Suk-yeol (then Prosecutor General) during his time as a prosecutor, and a ruling has been made in the first trial of the lawsuit he filed to cancel the dismissal order he received, stating that "the dismissal punishment is upheld."
On the 10th, the 7th Administrative Division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Chief Judge Lee Joo-young) dismissed Lee's claim, stating, "Considering the reasons for the punishment, the dismissal order is not excessive."
While serving as a research fellow at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2023, Lee stated at the book launch of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, "Yoon Suk-yeol's faction can be compared to Chun Doo-hwan's Hanahoe."
In response, the Ministry of Justice's Disciplinary Committee for Prosecutors decided in February last year to impose the highest disciplinary action of dismissal. In March, Lee was notified of the dismissal order. Prosecutors who receive a dismissal order cannot practice law for the next three years.
During the first trial held in September last year, Lee argued that "the reasons for the punishment are inappropriate, and there were procedural flaws, so the dismissal must be canceled." In response, the Ministry of Justice countered that "there was no procedural illegality in the process of notifying the dismissal."
Meanwhile, Lee has held key positions including Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and rose to Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office. However, after the launch of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, he was appointed to a lesser position as a research fellow at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Lee, who submitted his resignation in January last year, ran in the 22nd National Assembly election (Jeonbuk Jeonju-eul) and was elected. He is currently a member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.