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20201217 South Korea President Moon Jae-in and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl greet each other during a meeting at the president's office in Seoul in December last year.  © Yonhap/Kyodo

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The KakaoTalk chat app profile of South Korea's Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl reads: "Be calm and strong."

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