S.Korea Appoints New Justice Minister, Prosecutor General

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S.Korea Appoints New Justice Minister, Prosecutor General

South Korean President Kim Dae-jung Friday appointed a former prosecutor as new justice minister, according to national news agency Yonhap News.

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South Korean President Kim Dae-jung Friday appointed a former prosecutor as new justice minister, according to national news agency Yonhap News.

Shim Sang-myeong, former head of Korea Jurisprudence Corp., will replace former Justice Minister Kim Jung-kil, who resigned on Tuesday for the death of a criminal suspect at the hands of interrogating prosecutor, said Yonhap.

Moreover, Kim Dae-jung promoted Vice Justice Minister Kim Kak-young to prosecutor general, to replace Lee Myung-jae, who also resigned for the same reason, reported Yonhap.

President chose the two top law enforcement officials for the prosecution to oversee the coming presidential election in a fair manner and regain public trust, considering their political neutrality, leadership, reliability and drive to get things done, the presidential spokeswoman Park Sun-sook was quoted by Yonhap asreporting.

Born in Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, in 1942, the newly-appointed justice minister studied law at Seoul National University and his experience in the prosecution includes districtand high public prosecutor in South Korean cities such as Jeonju, Gwangju, Suwon and Busan.

New Prosecutor General Kim, 59, studied law at Korea Universityand served as Seoul district public prosecutor, deputy prosecutor general and Busan high public prosecutor. He was born in Boryeong,South Chungcheong Province.

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