Cheong Wa Dae Denies Reports of Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho's Resignation

Regarding news reports that Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho has offered to resign to Cheong Wa Dae, Cheong Wa Dae stated today (July 27) that the reports are not true.

An official from Cheong Wa Dae stated on this day, "Minister Jung's expression of resignation has not been officially confirmed," explaining that "it is not true that he offered his resignation to Cheong Wa Dae."

Earlier that day, Minister Jung attended the plenary meeting of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, where he virtually expressed his intention to resign by stating, "Since prosecution reform has mostly been completed in broad terms, new wine must be put into new wineskins."

Before the committee meeting, in response to a reporter's question asking whether he offered to resign due to the party platform on abolishing supplementary investigation rights, Minister Jung explained, "My political future is not what is important."

He added, "The President has gone abroad to work for national interests, and it would be inappropriate to talk about such matters now." However, he did not answer when asked whether he would offer his resignation after the President returns from the overseas trip.

Recently, Minister Jung reportedly conveyed his intention to step down as minister and return to the ruling party through Cheong Wa Dae aides, though it is understood he has not directly expressed his resignation to President Lee.
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