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Lee Nominates Lee Yong-cheol as Justice Minister

President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Defense Acquisition Program Administration Commissioner Lee Yong-cheol as his second justice minister, announced presidential chief of staff Lim Kwang-hyun on Friday, Nov. 6. The post had been vacant for more than two months, and Lee, a former lawyer, is seen as versatile in legal and defense fields, according to Yonhap and KBS World. The nominee vowed to see prosecutorial reform through to completion without a glitch and ensure the smooth implementation of the new criminal justice system, KBS World reports.

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