[Herald Economy=Reporter Jeon Sae-nal] Park Seong-jun, the Democratic Party’s ranking member on the special parliamentary committee probing allegations that prosecutors in President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration fabricated indictments, on the 17th expressed regret and conveyed his deep sympathies after a prosecutor who had been summoned as a witness reportedly attempted suicide.In a press release, Park said he hopes the prosecutor makes a speedy recovery.
When asked about Acting Prosecutor General Koo Ja-hyun’s request—made as he left work—that summonses for rank-and-file prosecutors and investigators be withdrawn, Park said the committee has long avoided calling ordinary prosecutors or investigators as witnesses except those directly implicated in the alleged fabrications.
He emphasized that the parliamentary inquiry is intended to uncover institutional manipulation by the prosecution rather than isolated individual misconduct. Summoning senior officials who planned and directed the relevant investigations, he said, is necessary to establish the facts and to uphold the public’s right to know.
Earlier, a prosecutor identified only as Lee, a member of the second Daejang-dong investigation team that probed figures including Nam Wook, received a summons on the 10th to appear as a witness. Officials say Lee attempted suicide that day, was taken to the emergency room, and remains hospitalized.
That same day, as he left the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, Acting Prosecutor General Koo appealed to the committee to rescind future summonses for rank-and-file prosecutors and investigators. He urged that, when a summons is necessary, it be handled with caution and restraint to avoid prejudicing ongoing trials.
