Kim Jin-wook “The Heavy Water Administration, only the people are uncomfortable”… Yoon Seok-yeol also struggled to express opposition

Kim Jin-wook, head of the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Office (KAI), expressed a negative stance in reality, saying, “I am concerned that the public may experience inconvenience or damage from the perspective of the public about the promotion of the establishment of a major criminal investigation agency (heavy water office).”

On the 25th, when he received a question about the Heavy Water Agency at the Kwanhoon Forum hosted by the Kwanhoon Club on the 25th, Deputy Director Kim said, “Where does he investigate the case he complained of and where he should go (in order to request an investigation)? I am concerned that I may not see it.” “In the midst of the (investigation system) change, the people who will suffer the most are the people. It is necessary to take time to think about and pay attention to the people’s position and implement institutional reform.” It is a time that is contrary to the intention of some of the ruling party to push for the installation of the heavy water office.

The ruling party also expressed an opinion that “we need to make up for it.” Deputy Director Kim said, “There are many people who say,’If a prosecutor of the trial division who is not involved in the investigation enters (going to the trial), it may be difficult to maintain the prosecution, so the separation of investigation and prosecution is not right.’ We have to supplement it.”

Director Kim also said, “We will avoid inviting neutrality controversy by (investigating) a case that may affect the election,” and said, “We will not investigate the candidates for the presidential election in March next year.” Regarding the timing of the criteria for judging withholding the investigation, he replied to the question of the JoongAng Ilbo editorial board member Jang Se-jeong, “Do you mean that you will not investigate because it is imminent after registration of candidates?”

When asked, “Will you receive a call from the Blue House?”, Director Kim replied, “There is no’hotline’ with the Blue House, and there will be no future.” It is interpreted as an answer taking into account the question of the neutrality of the airlift.

Regarding the conflict between former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae and Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, “There is a side of conflict between the two principles. “I think there are some misunderstandings due to lack of communication because they have different styles.”

According to officials at the prosecutor’s office on that day, President Yoon is also contemplating whether he will take his own initiative and oppose the promotion of the passport administration. It was because it was judged as a serious matter that could shake the national criminal justice system beyond the prosecution’s fate. However, there are many disagreements within the Blue House and the ruling party, and there are many opinions that “it is not yet the time for the president to come out directly” as the details of the bill have not been confirmed. Accordingly, it is observed that there is a possibility that Yoon may directly disclose his position if the ruling party decides the bill as a party argument and proposes it to the National Assembly.

As planned by the ruling party, if a bill is initiated by the Heavy Water Administration in early March and the National Assembly passes in the first half of the year, Yoon, whose term of office expires in July, may become the last president of the prosecution as an agency holding investigation power.

A deputy prosecutor of the Metropolitan District District Prosecutor’s Office said, “The separation of investigation and prosecution is not a matter of power dispute, but a macroscopic problem that changes the entire national judicial system, including the current criminal procedure law procedure.” did.

Another prosecution official rebelled, saying, “In return for investigating living power, the prosecution will only leave the skin of the prosecution.” A high-ranking prosecutor was concerned that “if the prosecution’s right to investigate could be deprived of the prosecution’s right to investigate, it could lead to an omnipotent existence, such as a’police-footed heavy-duty department,’ that the National Investigation Headquarters or the Heavy Water Agency cannot check.”

Reporters Ha Nam-hyun and Kim Soo-min [email protected]