Dong-soo Han, head of the prosecution at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
The day after the conclusion of a non-prosecution regarding the suspicion of a mother-in-law perjury teacher in the’Illegal Political Fund Case of Former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook’, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Dong-Soo Han said, “It is a difficult and difficult road, but I will do my job.” The head of the prosecutor’s office insisted that the prosecution should be carried out together with the prosecution policy researcher Lim Eun-jung.
On the 20th, a supervisory supervisor posted a post on Facebook on the 20th, saying, “I fell asleep with frustration as if standing in front of Cheolongseong Fortress, and then I climbed the mountain early in the morning, but spring rains fall.” He added, “I keep the constitutional spirit in my heart that human dignity and sincerity must be kept without discrimination in the face of any violence,” he added. “It is a difficult and difficult road, but I come down from the mountain with a pledge to do what I need to do.”
The day before, 14 chiefs of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, including acting prosecutor-general Cho Nam-gwan, concluded a non-prosecution against the investigation team after a marathon deliberation with an overwhelming difference of 10 to 2. One of the two people who voted in the prosecution opinion included a chief prosecutor, and two heads of pro-government heads of prosecutors were said to abstain.
Regarding this, one supervisory chief said, “After yesterday’s meeting, all attendees were told to write a security memorandum not to disclose the results of the meeting to the outside. The results were reported in specific media,” he said.
He said, “As the prosecutor’s chief, seeing the situation where laws and regulations are not being observed even at a meeting of high-ranking prosecution officials, it was very embarrassing and regretful that I could tell the public that the foundation of the prosecution’s job is fairness and justice.”
The case began when a complaint was filed that the investigation team of the former Prime Minister Han’s bribery case urged perjury at the time. On the 5th, Acting Cho was charged with “not enough evidence,” and a prosecutor general said, “It was not a rational decision-making process.” On the 17th, Justice Minister Park Beom-gye invoked the right to command the investigation, saying, “Hold a meeting of the chief prosecutor’s office to hear the opinions of one of the prosecution officers and the like and deliberate on the possibility of prosecution again.” However, the results did not change.
In response, lawyer Kim Jong-min, who had been in charge of the branch office, said, “The bribery case of Han Myung-suk was convicted by the Supreme Court as 13-0. It made the country a mess,” he criticized. Attorney Kim raised his voice, saying, “Minister Park, who initiated the investigation and command authority, which would not be insufficient even if it was abusive of authority, should take responsibility and immediately resign.
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