SBS’I want to know it’ deals with the case of Jung In-yang, who died from child abuse on the 2nd, and the criticism of the police is strong. The day care center teacher and doctor reported three times, but the Yangcheon Police Department handled it without charges. As part of the reform of the prosecutors’ prosecution in the current government, the police’s authority to investigate has been strengthened, and as a result of the incident, voices criticizing the adjustment of the investigative power of the prosecution are also coming out.
In TV Chosun’s main news’Anchor Shin Dong-wook’s Gaze’ on the 5th, Shin Anchor dealt with this issue and said, “The anger is also heading to the police. Even after receiving reports three times, police officers who handled them allegedly were belatedly disciplined, but many of them were only cautious and warned. “As the government adjusts the investigative powers to reform the prosecution, the police are increasingly taking over. However, there is a lot of worries and regrets about whether it is possible to trust and rely on such police.”
The conservative camp has been critical of the reform of the current government’s prosecution. He used the expression of dictatorship to proceed with the establishment of an airlift by removing the opposition party’s despotism by handling the amendment to the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office (Airlift) Act.
The Chosun Ilbo criticized this strongly when the ruling party announced that it would push forward a plan to remove the prosecution’s right to investigate the prosecutor’s office, as the ruling party decided that the adjustment of the prosecution power agreed at the beginning of the regime was insufficient.
The Chosun Ilbo said in an editorial on the 1st that “the wen regime has lost its reason to remove the prosecution’s right to investigate,” “In addition, members of the Democratic Party’s prosecutors have already come up with a law to abolish the prosecutors’ office, a new law to establish a public prosecution office, and a plan to establish a national investigation office. He pointed out that from the new year through the adjustment of the prosecutor’s right to investigate, the prosecution’s right to investigate was limited to six areas: corruption, economy, public officials, elections, defense industry, and major disasters.”
Earlier, the Democratic Party announced that it will focus on reforming the prosecution again this year. On December 31, last year, Democratic Party spokesman Heo Young said in a briefing, “The Democratic Party expanded and reorganized the TF for power agency reform into a special committee for reform of the prosecution. I will go.”
In the midst of this, as the death of Jung In-yang caused by child abuse aroused social resentment, opposition parties are putting a brake on adjusting the right of prosecutors.
On the 5th, Ho-Young Joo, the head of the People’s Forces, said, “Even though Jung-in was able to prevent abuse, the police who neglected were never lightly responsible.” “There is no time when the police are triumphant that they have even created a national investigation headquarters for the anti-aircraft investigation in order to adjust the prosecutors’ right to investigate. No,” he criticized. In response to the death of Jung In-yang, the main hospital representative described the police as’accomplices’.
As if conscious of this, the Democratic Party also made a related position. Democratic Party spokesman Huh Young said in a written comment on the same day, “As the police’s uneasy initial response and insolvency investigation revealed in the’Jung In-i case’ are considered as the cause of the tragedy, we must make sure that we do not repeat the same mistakes through reflection and renovation. “I hope the police will exercise restrained public power based on the principle of checks and balances, looking only at the people so that power is not abused as in the days when the prosecution was monopolized.”
In addition, to the prosecution, “The principle of prosecutor’s uniformity was abolished by the participatory government, but the prosecution’s distinctive upper and lower costume organizational culture is still the same.” “The prosecutor general and the deputy chief of prosecutors receive a direct report and the case is allocated again according to the intention of the president. He pointed out that it should be corrected,” revealing his will to reform the prosecution.
The production crew of the egg started the’I’m sorry Jung In-ah’ challenge, and for the time being, as the preparation of countermeasures against child abuse attracts attention, the police responsibility theory is expected to continue.
On the 6th, the Seoul Economic Daily said in an editorial “Is the police who neglected’Jung-in tragedy’, are you eligible to terminate the investigation?” “This is why the criticism is pouring out, saying,’Isn’t the police also accomplices?’” he criticized.
As a result of the adjustment of the investigative power, the police have the right to finalize the first investigation and have the authority to investigate the air. When the National Investigation Headquarters was launched on the 4th, various investigations and related personnel from the front line police station were incorporated into the National Investigation Headquarters. The prosecution’s right of investigation and command was abolished after 67 years due to the adjustment of the investigative power. Now, in the case of a minor case, the police can close the case on their own if they determine that there is no criminal charge.
Regarding this, Seoul Economic Daily pointed out, “The question is whether the police have the will and ability to properly investigate and secure independence and neutrality.”
In addition, the newspaper discussed the case of ending the investigation of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon with’no public prosecution’ and the case of ending the incident of a taxi driver’s assault by the Vice Minister of Justice Lee Yong-gu with a simple assault. I am asking questions.”
In addition, on the 6th, “’Abuse’ is easy to respond to, and disciplinary action for wrapping up family members… Police inviting disbelief” (Segye Ilbo), “The police crushed and the National Assembly turned away from legislation… There were many reports that Jung-in complained of the police’s distrust in the process of handling the case, such as “The accomplices of the’Jung In-i case'” (Maeil Economic Daily editorial), “How would you believe the incompetent’dinosaur police” that was not ready” (Seoul Newspaper editorial). Another threshold was created for the government and the ruling party that threw the reform of the investigative agency.
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