Choe Kang-wook

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Choe Kang-wook ( Korean : 최강욱 , Hanja : 崔康旭; born March 24, 1968 in Namwon ) is a South Korean lawyer and politician . He advocates a fundamental reform of the South Korean public prosecutor's office . Since May 2020 he has been chairman of the Open Democratic Party and is also a member of the National Assembly .

life and career

Choe Kang-wook studied from 1986 jurisprudence at the Seoul University and completed the study with the master on. In 1994 he became a legal officer and by 2005 he reached the major rank. As such, he was a member of the Legal Officer Staff of the 3rd Corps and was promoted to head of the Appeals Court of the Defense Ministry's Public Prosecutor's Office . In 2005 he uncovered a corruption scandal within the military and arrested the deputy commander of the United South Korean-US Armed Forces , Shin Il-soon , for embezzling troop budgets and investigating the inconsistencies in promotion operations within the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Thereupon the then Chief of Staff of the Army Nam Jae-joon submitted his resignation, which was rejected by President Roh Moo-hyun . This practice was viewed as an affront by many high-ranking military officials and Choe Kang-wook was removed from his post. Because of this, he left the army a short time later .

As a lawyer , he was committed to human rights , especially those of the military. He was the ombudsman at the Defense Procurement Agency , took on human rights training at the National Human Rights Committee and was a member of the Ethics Committee at the National Assembly. In 2008, he filed a constitutional complaint against the practice ordered by the Defense Ministry, according to which the supposedly seditious books were banned inside the barracks . He was a member of the Association of Lawyers for a Democratic Society , whose prominent members were Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in . He also played a leading role in litigation resulting from the illegal surveillance of civil society during the Lee Myung-bak administration .

On September 5, 2018, Choe Kang-wook was appointed presidential secretary for discipline in public office and served until March 16, 2020. He then ran for the party list of the Open Democratic Party and received number 2. After the parliamentary election in April 2020, he moved into the National Assembly. He has been chairman of the party since May 12, 2020.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Choe Kang-wook "Only in our country is the reform of the public prosecutor's office an issue for the presidential election!" . Nocut News. June 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Why the new President's Secretary for Public Discipline, Choe Kang-wook, remained a legend in the Military Prosecutor's Office . September 6, 2018. 
  3. ^ The resignation of Nam Jae-joon, Chief of Staff of the Army, is rejected by the President . November 25, 2004. 
  4. ↑ 'Seditious Books' Lawyer Choe Kang-wook's Constitutional Lawsuit . December 1, 2008. 
  5. ↑ Attorney Choe Kang-wook appointed presidential secretary for discipline in public office . 15th November 2018. 
  6. ^ The Open Democratic Party elects the new member of the National Assembly as party leader . May 12, 2020. 
personal data
SURNAME Choe, Kang-wook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 최강욱
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Namwon