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| Taegeukgi and prosecution flags flying at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul. /News1 © News1 Reporter Yoo Seung-gwan |
On the 26th, the Blue House responded to the Cheong Wa Dae’s petition for the “dissolution of the prosecutor’s office” on the 26th.
Kang Jeong-soo, head of the Digital Communication Center, responded to the petition on the day and said, “The closedness of the prosecution reporter has been reported through the media.”
On November 26, last year, on the bulletin board of the Blue House National Petition, a message stating,’Please dismantle the ring of disease and prosecution reporters’, obtained the consent of 340,362
Petitioner said, “There is an inexorable prosecution, and behind such prosecution, there is a prosecution reporter group that enjoys the privilege and coexists,” and asked, “The Blue House and the Minister of Justice request that the prosecution reporter group, which is the link of this disease, be dismantled immediately.”
“The reporter group is an organization run by reporters who enter and exit government agencies,” said the head of the center. “There are reporters at the Blue House, the National Assembly, and major ministries. , Embargo, etc. are being discussed.”
“In order to join the Prosecutor’s Reporter Group, a team of 3 or more reporters must report legal articles for at least 6 months to apply for registration. “There is a controversy over whether it is appropriate for the existing reporters to evaluate other media companies and grant access qualifications,” he said.
In addition to self-improvement of the reporters group, Center Director Kang announced that the government will closely examine existing practices that have been consulted with the reporter group, such as △issuance of access cards △range of distribution of press releases, and review plans for improvement at the level of government ministries such as release of press releases and official briefings.
In addition, “the prosecution has been raised as a social issue, such as creating favorable conditions for maintaining the prosecution by spilling the accusation to the media.” “We expressed concern that it is becoming a channel to communicate or spread the information.”
“The Ministry of Justice has established and is implementing regulations to reduce the publicity of suspected cases.” According to the article 126 of the Criminal Code, punishment can be obtained, but the publicity of the accusations has been practiced.”
“In 2019, the Ministry of Justice enacted’Regulations on the Prohibition of Disclosure of Criminal Cases’ so that the human rights of those involved in the case and the people’s right to know are harmoniously protected,” he said. “So that the relevant regulations can be practically operated in accordance with this purpose. I will make more improvements.”
He said, “The government revised the law related to the airlift, the National Intelligence Service Act, and the police law at the end of last year to institutionalize the reform of power institutions,” he said. “I emphasized.
He added, “Through this, we want to return the power institution to a’people’s institution that serves only the people’. We will do our best to establish a reformed system.”