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Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol said on the 2nd that it was “a regression of democracy and a destruction of the constitutional spirit,” and “to annihilate the rule of law” over the establishment of a major criminal investigation office to abolish the prosecution’s right to investigate. In an interview with the previous day, Yun said, “The complete deprivation of the prosecution’s right to investigate (so-called’complete inspection’) is to provide extraterritorial jurisdiction to powerful forces in the fields of politics, economy, and society.” General Yoon mentioned the’complete inspection’ promoted by the passport, such as the establishment of the Severe Crime Investigation Office to abolish the direct investigation right granted to the prosecution. He also conveyed a strong response policy, saying, “I will bet even 100 times if it is possible to stop it.” Yoon also investigated and indicted the presidential election fund case he investigated, the slush fund case for large corporations, the National Intelligence Service election intervention case, and the Gukjeong Nongdan case as an example. The position on the separation plan was also revealed for the first time. Yoon said, “In the case of huge interest, the crime is subtle and the response is meticulous. If the investigation and prosecution are unified and do not move, it can be asserted that the law cannot be enforced. It is now trying to make the prosecution look like a governmental justice agency, but this is not a weakening of the power of the prosecution, but abolition of the prosecution,” he strongly criticized. He added, “In order to effectively enforce law and protect the rights and interests of the people, investigation and prosecution must be united.” He also said, “It is a global trend to merge investigations and articles into one in order to respond to serious crimes that are becoming more intelligent, organized, and enlarged day by day.” . Yoon also argued that the current prosecution system is to protect the rights and interests of the people. He said, “If the prosecution’s influence is large and it is a problem, it has been insisted that the prosecution agency be divided into separate prosecutors’ offices. It is explained that the method of separating the prosecution organization by having the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, the Financial Crime Prosecutor’s Office, and the Narcotic Crime Prosecutor’s Office outside the prosecutor general’s command, is more reasonable than the method of separating investigation and prosecution. He simply did not answer the question, “Do you think legislation is being promoted because of the investigation of’living power’?” By Jang Ye-ji, staff reporter [email protected]