[오병상의 코멘터리] Yoon Seok-yeol’s Political Declaration-JoongAng Ilbo

In front of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office at the end of last year, there are garlands celebrating the return of Prosecutor General Yoon Seol-yeol. On March 2, the political board is infested with Yoon Seok-yeol’s remarks against the Heavy Water Administration. Reporter Jang Jin-young

One.
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol gave the first’interactive interview’ in his life.

Seok-Yeol Yoon sat face to face with a reporter from the Kookmin Ilbo for 3 hours and exchanged questions and answers. This is a special issue of the Kukmin Ilbo on the 2nd.
The Blue House and politicians’ reaction to the interview is hot.
In fact, the interview with Seok-Yeol Yoon seems to be the declaration of’Political Initiation’ by Jamryong No.1.

2.
The main point of the interview is the opposite of’Prosecution Reform Season 2′, which is being promoted by the hard-liners.

Season 2 is a law amendment that completely deprives prosecutors of the right to investigate.
It is said that even after the adjustment of the prosecutor’s right to investigate last year, all six criminal investigation rights remaining in the prosecution will be handed over to a new organization called the’Severe Crime Investigation Office’ (the Heavy Water Service).
If the prosecution’s power of investigation is handed over to both the police and the heavy water office, only the right to prosecute remains. It is the separation of the right to investigate and prosecute for the reform of the prosecution.

3.
Seok-Yeol Yoon’s objection is logical. to sum it up..

▶ The reason for opposing the separation of investigation/prosecution is’protection of the rights and interests of the people’. It is not that they are obeying the authority of the prosecution.
▶ Separation of investigation/prosecution weakens the capacity to punish serious crimes. In that case, the corruption of the serious offender (social strong) cannot be eradicated, and the damage is the responsibility of the people. It is a regression of democracy and a destruction of the constitutional spirit.
▶ I am confident as a person who has been investigating serious crimes for 20 years. Both investigation and prosecution are inseparable into the trial preparation process (for the realization of justice).
▶ The claim of separating investigation/prosecution in developed countries is a truth distortion. There is no case of denying the prosecution’s right to investigate serious crimes.
▶ Pushing the heavy water bill in the passport is to prevent the prosecution from doing work because the prosecution does not bend. As you go down the road according to the principle, you dig the road with a forkrain.
▶If I can block a job (seat), I will bet even 100 times. That is not the case. The people should be interested.

4.
The most notable topic in the interview is’Kookmin’.

Seok-Yeol Yoon emphasized the people consistently. The reason for opposing the separation of investigation/prosecution is’protection of the rights and interests of the people’.
Finally, he emphasized that it is the’national people’ that can prevent this wrong law.

At the end of the interview, he said, “I don’t feel it well, but it’s an important matter that has to do with the interests of the people.”

5.
In the same context, the topic of putting on and blocking’jobs’ is significant.
That means you can retire from the position of president. I emphasized’even 100 times’.

To connect the two, the conclusion becomes’politics’.
In order to oppose the amendment of the law that infringes on the rights and interests of the people, he withdrew from the position of the president.. That alone will not prevent the amendment of the law. is.

6.
If Yoon Seok-yeol jumps into politics, it is more attention because now is the timing.

first. Waiting for the end of the term (July) to complete the national interest and support fell too much.
second. ‘Prosecution Reform Season 2’is the last chance to establish an angle with the current administration.
third. If the resignation of the president could have an impact on the Seoul-Busan mayoral by-election in April, the political power could be even greater.

7.
At this point, Seok-Yeol Yoon’s political commitment seems to have hardened.

On the 2nd, the prosecution distributed’overseas case’ data to support Yoon Seok-yeol’s claim. Examples from Germany and Japan, the representatives of the continental legal world, and the United States and the United Kingdom, which are representatives of the British and American legal circles are collected. I prepared it in advance.

On the 3rd, Seok-Yeol Yoon visits Daegu for a hearing of the prosecution. Politically, it is the’heart of opposition’ and’exile of special prosecutors’ inside the prosecution.

8.
The atmosphere is that the prosecution is systematically opposed to’Season 2′, not just the president.

first. If Season 1 is’Prosecution Reform’ in terms of decentralization of the right to investigate, it is because Season 2 is considered as’Close of Prosecutors’ in terms of deprivation of Investigation Rights.
second. Season 1 itself is also a revolutionary change in terms of’coordination of prosecutors’ authority’ and’creation of air defense agency’.. It is because I doubt my intention to push season 2 at the point when I couldn’t take that step.

On the 2nd, the Blue House ordered,’The prosecution should respect the National Assembly and follow the procedure carefully and express your intentions.’
It is really free.

2021.03.02.

Commentary by Byeongsang Oh