Moon calls for reform in prosecution and in education, and appoints seven minister-level picks
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President Moon Jae-in has called for a speedy reform of South Korea's prosecution and a fairer system in the education sector.
He made the call this Monday while appointing seven of his new minister-level officials, including incoming Justice Minister, Cho Kuk, who was mired in a series of allegations surrounding him and his family.
Our senior political correspondent, Shin Se-min with more.
President Moon Jae-in called on Monday for the reform of two key fields the prosecution and education.
"The remaining task is to secure political neutrality among the authorities, to establish them firmly as national institutions and perfect them legally and systematically. The administration will reform this system that's become a source of irrationalism and vested rights that frustrates the public."
The remark came during a ceremony for the administration's latest Cabinet shake-up including the appointment of Justice Minister Cho Kuk whose family members have been making headlines in an escalating nepotism scandal.
The president, however stood by his Justice Minister pick who had been seen as the architect of the liberal administration's prosecution reform project.
And his call to rectify the education sector comes amid strong doubts and distrust over the nation's college admission system, which was brought into the spotlight again through the daughter of Cho.
A former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, now Justice Minister had gathered a significant amount of attention from all political camps and the public upon his nomination last month,... due to a string of alleged misdeeds involving his family members.
Those suspicions ranging from preferential treatment for his daughter in the admission to renowned colleges,... to his family's dubious investment in a private equity fund.
Also included in the reshuffle,... Choi Ki-young takes the post of Minister of Science and ICT.
Choi is an expert in intelligent semiconductors, and his appointment reflects the administration's goal of boosting domestic R&D in the semiconductor industry.
Leading the gender equality ministry, Lee Jung-ok, a prominent scholar in sociology and an avid advocate for women's movements, taking the helm.
Kim Hyun-soo is given the post of agriculture minister. He had been already at the post since the end of August becoming the president's only pick to have earned parliamentary support through this Cabinet shakeup
Eun Sung-soo, a former president of Export-Import Bank of Korea, will now lead the nation's top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission.
And Joh Sung-wook becomes the head of the Fair Trade Commission, replacing Kim Sang-jo, who is now a presidential chief of staff for policy.
A lawyer specializing in freedom of the press, Han Sang-hyuk will take over to become the director of the Korea Communications Commission.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.
President Moon Jae-in has called for a speedy reform of South Korea's prosecution and a fairer system in the education sector.
He made the call this Monday while appointing seven of his new minister-level officials, including incoming Justice Minister, Cho Kuk, who was mired in a series of allegations surrounding him and his family.
Our senior political correspondent, Shin Se-min with more.
President Moon Jae-in called on Monday for the reform of two key fields the prosecution and education.
"The remaining task is to secure political neutrality among the authorities, to establish them firmly as national institutions and perfect them legally and systematically. The administration will reform this system that's become a source of irrationalism and vested rights that frustrates the public."
The remark came during a ceremony for the administration's latest Cabinet shake-up including the appointment of Justice Minister Cho Kuk whose family members have been making headlines in an escalating nepotism scandal.
The president, however stood by his Justice Minister pick who had been seen as the architect of the liberal administration's prosecution reform project.
And his call to rectify the education sector comes amid strong doubts and distrust over the nation's college admission system, which was brought into the spotlight again through the daughter of Cho.
A former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, now Justice Minister had gathered a significant amount of attention from all political camps and the public upon his nomination last month,... due to a string of alleged misdeeds involving his family members.
Those suspicions ranging from preferential treatment for his daughter in the admission to renowned colleges,... to his family's dubious investment in a private equity fund.
Also included in the reshuffle,... Choi Ki-young takes the post of Minister of Science and ICT.
Choi is an expert in intelligent semiconductors, and his appointment reflects the administration's goal of boosting domestic R&D in the semiconductor industry.
Leading the gender equality ministry, Lee Jung-ok, a prominent scholar in sociology and an avid advocate for women's movements, taking the helm.
Kim Hyun-soo is given the post of agriculture minister. He had been already at the post since the end of August becoming the president's only pick to have earned parliamentary support through this Cabinet shakeup
Eun Sung-soo, a former president of Export-Import Bank of Korea, will now lead the nation's top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission.
And Joh Sung-wook becomes the head of the Fair Trade Commission, replacing Kim Sang-jo, who is now a presidential chief of staff for policy.
A lawyer specializing in freedom of the press, Han Sang-hyuk will take over to become the director of the Korea Communications Commission.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.