Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office chief Lee Sung-yoon has been promoted to head the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, as part of the Justice Ministry's reshuffle involving 41 senior prosecutors announced on Friday. 

Ahead of the planned shakeup, a host of ranking prosecutors tendered their resignations, including Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief Cho Sang-chul last Friday. 

Lee Jeong-soo, director of the Justice Ministry’s criminal affairs bureau who was an aide to Justice Minister Park Beom-kye, was promoted as chief of Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. 

Deputy Prosecutor General Cho Nam-kwan, who had served as an acting prosecutor general following former top prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl’s resignation in March, is moving to serve as the head of the Institute of Justice. 

Their new terms will begin next Friday.