Justice Minister Park Beom-gye attends the Supreme Court Candidate Recommendation Committee held at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd. Reporter Lim Hyun-dong
Justice Minister Park Beom-gye said on the conclusion of a’non-prosecution’ as a result of a meeting of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (prosecutors’ level) and high prosecutors on the suspicion of a’mohae perjury teacher’ by the investigation team of former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook on the 22nd I doubt whether it was properly reflected.”
Minister Park said in a statement on the day that “this meeting is not to be guilty of former Prime Minister Han’s guilt, but to deliberate whether the inmate is perjured.” “It’s just to judge if it’s valid, not a meeting dealing with the disciplinary process of the prosecutor who investigated the first inmates.”
“Even so, the prosecutor on the investigative team at the time of being suspicious of having to practice testimony happened to attend the meeting without prior consultation.” He emphasized that the attendance of the prosecutor suspected of being a teacher was not included in the minister’s investigation command. .
In addition, “if the conclusions were made based on reports and Q&A that failed to closely review the vast number of incidents within a limited time on the day of the meeting, the prejudice against the prosecutors who made different voices within the organization, and despite being a concrete and consistent statement, it was impossible to believe that he was a prisoner alone. He pointed out that he will not be free from prejudice, controversy surrounding family members.”
Justice Minister Park Beom-gye answers questions from reporters before attending the Supreme Court Candidate Recommendation Committee held at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd. Reporter Lim Hyun-dong
‘Sorry’ to report on the contents of the meeting… “Strong promotion of system improvement”
Minister Park also made a problem that the contents of the meeting of the chief prosecutor general and chief prosecutor general were reported in the media. Minister Park expressed regret, saying, “If someone leaks the prosecution’s important decision-making process to the outside with some intention, this is a serious thing that not only destroys the trust of the prosecutors themselves, but also distorts the state criminal justice system.”
In particular, Minister Park said that aside from the actual truth of the case of former Prime Minister Han, the initial investigation process revealed a section that the prosecution’s direct investigation practices were inappropriate.
Accordingly, Minister Park said, “We will strongly promote effective system improvement measures in order to correct various problems related to the direct prosecution investigation revealed in this case.”
In this regard, Minister Park said ▶Strict joint inspection by the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office ▶Based on the results of the inspection, initiate the investigation of important cases and improve the system to establish procedures and standards such as case allocation and formation of an investigation team ▶Active review of future civil control measures in the prosecution’s decision-making process And so on.
The Prosecutor General of the Ministry of Justice Lee Jung-soo is announcing the position of the Ministry of Justice on the non-prosecution of Han Myung-sook’s perjury at the Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd. yunhap news
“The Minister, I will not lead a re-investigation command”, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Ministry of Justice
Meanwhile, the Prosecutor General of the Ministry of Justice Lee Jung-soo said at a press briefing that Minister Park would not reapply the investigative command authority in relation to the former Prime Minister’s case. Director Lee said at a briefing that “there is no (the minister’s) reinvestigation command for the case of the former prime minister,” and “it can be thought of as acceptance, but it is up to each person to judge.”
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