Mr. Yoon Prosecution General Winned Back His Office/Court Revoked Moon's Sanction of 2 Months Suspension

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl will return to his work immediately as a Seoul court approved his suit to overturn his two-month suspension. As the top prosecutor won the legal battle, political blows are inevitable for Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, who lost to Yoon twice, and President Moon Jae-in, who endorsed Yoon’s suspension. The second interrogation, which was held two days after the first held on Tuesday, began at 3 p.m. and ended one hour and 20 minutes later. At around 10 p.m., judges made a partial decision to accept Yoon’s requests. Accordingly, Yoon will return to his post and continue to file a lawsuit to overturn the suspension. He had filed an injunction at the court on Thursday last week seeking both to apply for a suspension of the execution and to overturn the two-month disciplinary suspension of duties. Since the Ministry of Justice is expected to appeal, the final conclusion of the suspension of execution on the disciplinary measure is highly likely to be decided by the Supreme Court, which will take more than seven months. Therefore, Yoon is expected to remain in office for the rest of his term, which falls until July next year. Yoon said he is “grateful to the judiciary,” and added he would do his best to “defend the spirit of the constitution.”