President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday tapped an incumbent prosecutor as his nominee for new prosecutor-general.
Moon Moo-il, the incumbent head of the Busan High Prosecutors' Office, has been designated as the country's new top prosecutor, according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
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Moon Moo-il (Yonhap) |
Moon, 55, joined the prosecution in 1989, three years after passing the national bar exam.
He graduated from Seoul's Korea University with a bachelor's degree in law.
The prosecutor-general nominee must undergo a parliamentary confirmation hearing, though he does not need parliamentary approval for his appointment.
If appointed, Moon will replace Kim Soo-nam, who stepped down two days after President Moon came into office May 10. (Yonhap)
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