Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. Hankyoreh material photo
The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office ordered the front-line prosecutors to confirm the facts regarding the investigation of the’Suspicion of illegal departure from the former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Hak-e’ and the investigation of the’Blue House Suspicion of Planning Affairs’ surrounding the case to the media. This is a follow-up measure after Park Beom-gye, the Minister of Justice, expressed regret over the prosecution’s public announcement of the charges. On the 7th, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office ordered the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (Last 5th) and Suwon District Prosecutors to confirm the truth about the recent series of reports in accordance with the purpose of the directive to strictly comply with the “Regulations on the Prohibition of Disclosure of Criminal Cases, etc.” ” Earlier, on the 26th of last month, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office delivered a guideline to thoroughly abide by the Ministry of Justice’s directive,’Regulation on the Prohibition of Disclosure of Criminal Cases’. At the time, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office pointed out that the recent investigation progress was being disclosed to the media, and stressed that this could violate the human rights of those involved in the case and interfere with the prosecution’s internal decision-making. However, reports of the suspected illegal withdrawal by former Vice Minister Kim, who are being investigated at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office and Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, as well as the Blue House’s planning affairs suspicion continued, and Minister Park Beom-gye expressed a strong regret. I started to figure it out. The day before, Minister Park said, “We are very seriously looking at the situation in which reports related to a specific incident continue for several days, and it is difficult to condone.” As a minister, I will check based on my command and supervisory rights and consider follow-up measures.” It was interpreted that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office had asked the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security to “submit the report data posted to President Moon Jae-in” in relation to the Burning Sun, Kim Hak-ui, and Jang Ja-yeon incidents. On the way to work, Minister Park repeatedly pointed out the issue of publicly proclaiming the suspects, saying, “It is very difficult to report the allegations” while meeting with reporters on the way to work. He said, “In addition to the fact that (the prosecution) sent a fact inquiry to the Ministry of Justice, it has been reported that certain charges have been confirmed and investigated. It must be distinguished,” he said. “I know that there will be measures with the great swordsman and the central district prosecutors with the central district prosecutors.” He added. By Jang Ye-ji, staff reporter [email protected]