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Chief Prosecutor Jin Hye-Won Suspended for 5 Months for Defending and Criticizing a Specific Political Party Candidate on Social Media

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jae-ha = Jin Hye-won, who posted on social media (SNS) defending or criticizing a candidate from a specific political party and criticizing a prosecutor investigating a specific case (...

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The Ministry of Justice has imposed a five-month suspension on Chief Prosecutor Jin Hye-won for habitually criticizing a specific candidate and committing secondary victimization against a sexual harassment victim through social media posts. During the disciplinary period, the prosecutor will be suspended from her duties and will remain unpaid. This decision is a measure taken in violation of the duty to maintain dignity under the Prosecutor Dis…

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Chief Prosecutor Jin Hye-won (34th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) of the Ulsan District Prosecution Office received a severe disciplinary punishment of a five-month suspension for posting messages on social media defending or criticizing a candidate from a specific political party. According to the Government Gazette on the 6th, the Ministry of Justice issued a five-month suspension to Chief Prosecutor Jin the previous da…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jae-ha = Jin Hye-won, who posted on social media (SNS) defending or criticizing a candidate from a specific political party and criticizing a prosecutor investigating a specific case (...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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An incumbent prosecutor who posted election-related content on Facebook and mocked a sexual harassment victim has received a severe disciplinary punishment of a five-month suspension. The Ministry of Justice announced through the Official Gazette on the 6th that it had issued a five-month suspension to Chief Prosecutor Jin Hye-won of the Ulsan District Prosecution Office in accordance with the provisions of the Prosecutor Disciplinary Act. The …

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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