Ruling and Opposition Parties Select Six Members for "Election Commission Special Prosecutor" Citizen Recommendation Committee

Democratic Party recommends Dohyun Jo, Giyeon Jo, and Sangung Ha
People Power Party recommends Yonggwan Kim, Changho Choi, and Jina Cha

On August 5, the ruling and opposition parties each recommended a total of six members to serve on the National Election Commission Special Prosecutor Citizen Recommendation Committee, which will investigate the shortage of ballot papers during the June 3 local elections.

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea recommended three individuals: attorneys Dohyun Jo and Giyeon Jo, as well as Sangung Ha, a professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Sogang University.

Attorney Dohyun Jo graduated from the Department of Economics at Seoul National University, passed the 43rd bar exam, and began his career as a prosecutor. He has served as Policy Advisor to the Minister of Justice and as Chief Prosecutor of the Sokcho Branch, Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office, among other positions.

Attorney Giyeon Jo graduated from the Department of Korean History at the University of Seoul and the School of Law at Chungbuk National University. After passing the 2nd bar exam, he began his legal career. He has served as a member of the National Assembly Public Officials Ethics Committee and is currently a member of the Ministry of Education’s Administrative Sanctions Committee.

Professor Ha earned his bachelor's degree in Diplomatic Studies from Seoul National University and then obtained his PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago. He is also currently serving as the Chair of the Political Reform Committee at the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice.

The People Power Party recommended attorney Yonggwan Kim, attorney Changho Choi, and Jina Cha, a professor at the Korea University School of Law.

Attorney Kim graduated from the Department of Law at Seoul National University, passed the 31st bar exam, and served as a judicial research officer at the Supreme Court and as presiding judge at Seoul Central and Seoul Southern District Courts, among other posts during his 20-year judicial career. He is now the managing partner at Baeksong Law Firm.

Attorney Choi graduated from the Department of Law at Seoul National University, passed the 31st bar exam, and started his career as a prosecutor. Over the past 20 years, he has held positions including Director of State Litigation at the Ministry of Justice, Chief of the Criminal Division at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office, and Head of Major Economic Crimes Investigation at the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office. He is currently an attorney at Jeongron Law Firm and a non-standing member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Professor Cha graduated from the School of Law at Korea University and passed the 39th bar exam. Since 2012, she has served as a professor at Korea University School of Law, where she has researched and taught constitutional order, democracy, and the protection of basic rights, establishing herself as an expert in constitutional law.

The Citizen Recommendation Committee is composed of a total of six members, three recommended by each party. The committee receives three recommendations for special prosecutor candidates each from the Korean Bar Association and the Association of Law Schools, and selects two candidates through bipartisan agreement to recommend to the President. The President appoints one of the two as the special prosecutor.

Byungdo Han, Acting Leader and Floor Leader of the Democratic Party, and Jeongsik Jung, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, are taking a commemorative photo on July 21, 2026, in the chairman's office of the National Assembly Steering Committee holding the agreed special investigation bill concerning the shortage of voting ballots by the National Election Commission. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

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