On July 1st, local time, the Prosecutor General of South Korea, Shen Yuting, has submitted his resignation.
According to reports from Yonhap News Agency, citing legal experts, Shen Yuting had already indicated his intention to resign the previous day and the ceremony for his departure is scheduled for July 2nd at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.
On June 29th, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung nominated the Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Sang-ho as the Minister of Justice, and appointed lawyer Feng Xu as the Chief Secretary of the Presidential Office. South Korean public opinion suggests that this indicates the new government’s determination to rapidly advance reforms in the prosecutorial system. The reforms may include the separation of investigative and prosecutorial powers within the judicial branch.