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Moon apologizes for 'confusion' over disciplinary action against top prosecutor

By Yonhap

Published : Dec. 25, 2020 - 14:45

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President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap) President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

President Moon Jae-in apologized to the nation Friday for causing "inconvenience and confusion" over the top prosecutor's suspension and subsequent reinstatement by a court.

Moon said he "respects" the court's decision Thursday to return Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl to his post, according to presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok.

Yoon won an injunction against the justice ministry's decision to suspend him for two months over a series of alleged misdeeds, including surveillance of the judiciary. (Yonhap)