President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of six special prosecutor assistants to investigate the emergency martial law-related incident on the 19th, the presidential office said on the 20th. This confirms all special prosecutor assistants for the special prosecutor team led by Cho Eun-seok, who is handling the emergency martial law insurrection case involving former President Yoon Suk-yeol. As Special Prosecutor Cho has already begun investigations, including charging former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, the appointment of the special prosecutor assistants by President Lee is expected to accelerate the investigation.
The newly appointed special prosecutor assistants are Park Eok-soo, attorney at BAE, KIM & LEE LLC, Park Ji-young, attorney at BAE, KIM & LEE LLC, Lee Yoon-je, professor at Myongji University, Kim Hyeong-soo, attorney at the law firm Namsan, Park Tae-ho, attorney at KIM&CHANG, and Jang Woo-sung, attorney at BAE, KIM & LEE LLC. Park Ji-young will handle public relations.
Kang Yoo-jeong, spokesperson at the presidential office, noted, “With this, the special prosecutor for insurrection, which began investigations on the 18th, is expected to have a basic framework in place and accelerate the full-scale investigation,” adding, “We hope that a swift and fair investigation will be conducted in line with the public's desire for thorough fact-finding.”
President Lee is also expected to appoint four special prosecutor assistants for the special prosecutor team investigating the death of the Marine under pressure soon. This special prosecutor recommended eight assistant candidates on the 18th. According to the Special Prosecutor Act, President Lee must appoint the special prosecutor assistants within three days of the recommendations.