Former Justice Minister Cho Kook said, “At his personnel hearing, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol answered that it is very desirable to separate the investigation and prosecution and establish a major crime investigation office (heavy water office).” It is through his social network service (SNS) on the 27th. This is the intent of President Yoon’s approval from the beginning of the establishment of a heavy water office promoted by the ruling party. Some people in the legal profession have pointed out that Minister Cho separated only one or two sentences and interpreted it as a “subject to take over”.
Former Minister of Justice Cho Kook (right) and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. News 1
Former Minister Cho introduced the questions and answers between the Democratic Party member Geum Tae-seop and President Yoon during the personnel hearing hearing held in July 2019. Rep. Geum asked, “How do you think about the way to separate the power of investigation from the right of prosecution by gradually separating the prosecution’s direct investigation function and creating an investigation office?”, and Yoon replied, “I think this is a very desirable direction.” Contains this.
“We should thank President Yoon Seok-yeol and Kwak Sang-do”
Regarding this, Cho said, “In addition, when the Democratic Party and the Open Democratic Party try to realize the (investigation and prosecution) separation bill, which was also the presidential election pledge of President Moon Jae-in, they criticized and provoked an uproar.” The back should be grateful for this practice.” Former Minister Cho said, “When the Barunmirae Party’s presidential candidate Yoo Seung-min made a pledge to separate the investigation and establish a new investigation office, and when Kwak Sang-do proposed a bill to separate the investigation and establish a new investigation office, and President Yoon Suk-yeol’s greetings When he answered that this plan was’very desirable’ at the hearing, there was no criticism from the media and the prosecution.”
However, the dialogue between Commissioner Geum and President Yoon, introduced by former Minister Cho, is part of the entire question and answer. At the actual personnel hearing, Rep. Geum said, “In the days of President Moo-il Moon, the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office took off the tax and drug parts to avoid direct investigation, and made a study to create an investigation office. “I know that the Ministry of Justice is also considering ways to reduce the investigation directly or to become independent of the Narcotics Agency and the Tax Crime Investigation Agency.” President Yoon replied, “It is very desirable.”
In addition, at the personnel hearing at the time, President Yun expressed his opposition to the plan to separate the investigation and prosecution, saying, “Investigation and prosecution are an organically linked function”. An official at the prosecution explained that “President Yun directly agreed with the big direction of gradually reducing the investigation by the prosecution.”
A professor at Kyunghee University Law School (third from the left) of Seo Ji-hak gives a greeting at a legislative hearing for the establishment of the Severe Crime Investigation Office for the complete separation of investigation and prosecution held at the Yeouido Eroom Center in Seoul on the morning of the 23rd. News 1
Attorney Kim Jong-min “The Fatherland, Completely Distorted the Purpose of Yoon Seok-yeol”
Attorney Kim Jong-min, who served as the head of the Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office, said on his SNS on the 28th, “Former Minister Cho is completely distorting the purpose of President Yoon Seok-yeol and Rep. Kwak Sang-do related to the Heavy Water Administration.”
He said, “Even at the time of President Moon Moo-il, there were discussions to abolish or minimize the direct investigation of the prosecution. It was also a reform plan that I strongly advocated during the prosecution reform committee.”
Attorney Kim explained, “What is important is under the premise that the prosecutors have effective investigation and command power, which is much stronger than in the days when the investigative command authority existed, and effective investigation command and judicial control are carried out.” He pointed out, “However, people like the motherland distorted whether they did not agree with the Heavy Water Administration, excluding the prosecutor’s investigation and command and judicial control.” He stressed, “If the prosecution cannot control the police with the authority of the investigation, even with the authority of the investigation, the police, the airlift, the heavy water office, and power corruption should be investigated and controlled.”
People’s Power Rep. Kwak Sang-do expressed his opposition while discussing a special bill for the construction of a new airport on Gadeok Island at a plenary session of the National Assembly on the 26th. yunhap news
Congressman Kwak Sang-do also added to the criticism. On the 28th, he said through social media on the 28th, “The law that the ruling party is promoting and the investigation agency that I have proposed is essentially a different law.” It will be,” he asked.
He added, “The law of the Investigation Office that I have proposed is that, as the principle of absenteeism is applied to criminal trials, an investigation should be conducted once, and when conclusive evidence is discovered, the court permits the investigation to be conducted again.”
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