The People’s Rights Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee on Rights of Rights) refuted that it was a one-sided claim to the criticism of the change in the attitude of the reporter, who reported the alleged prohibition of illegal departure from former Vice Minister Kim Hak-e. It is argued that the disagreement on the incident espionage issue is only a story from a situation that explains the process.
27 days <동아일보> Reportedly, the reporter opposes the opinion of the reporter requesting that the case be sent to the airlift for the first time on January 4, and that the prosecution and the police must be separated and repatriated. On the 24th, the candidate of Justice Minister Park Beom-gye was held at a personnel hearing. On the 26th, when the government officials talked about the transfer, they claimed to have changed their position through a press release.
“After all discussions, the decision to retire… Connected with Park Bum-gye’s remarks,”
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| ▲ Former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Hak-eui, accused of bribery under the Aggravated Punishment Act for certain crimes, is entering the court on the afternoon of October 28, 2020 to attend an appeals sentence hearing held at the Seoul High Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. | |
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However, the Kwon Ik Committee refuted that it was not true that the position was changed because of candidate Park’s words. In a phone call with the KFTC on the 27th, “It is true that there was such a story in the conversation with the complainant,” and “It is the opinion that the Personal Information Protection Act is under the jurisdiction of the police, and it is correct to go to the prosecution for the part of abuse of authority, but the conclusion is “I didn’t make it, because I have to go through a committee resolution.”
He said, “At first, the reporter requested that the reporter be sent to the airlift. The decision-making structure of the Authority is a structure in which the final discussion results are transferred (to the investigating agency) through a full committee including external members.” N) I can’t set a specific agency for the airlift, the prosecution, or the police, and I explained that I would do it through the process.”
In the press release on the 26th, he explained that the fact that most of the subjects of the investigation were high-ranking officials, so in principle, the possibility of repatriation of the airlift could be considered. He said, “It is compulsory to prosecute the investigation targets of high-ranking public officials,” he said. “The investigation targets are all high-ranking public officials, so they have indicated that there is a possibility of reviewing the relocation of the air defense department.
“Concerns about exposing the status of the reporter… Whether to report public interest will be dealt with soon”
According to the relevant law, if the subject of corruption accused by the rights and interest committee is a high-ranking public official, such as a prosecutor, a complaint is required under the name of the committee, and the report is processed within 60 days from the date of receipt, but it can be extended within 30 days if supplementation is necessary. .
Regarding the claim that the KFTC is not properly carrying out the investigation, he emphasized, “I have requested data because I need to confirm the facts with the relevant agencies (case), but I cannot say all of those things (due to the nature of the reporting agency).” did.
As a protection agency for public interest reporters, he said he was concerned about the appearance of revealing his or her identity. Last 23 days <조선일보> In the interview, the most notable is that the informant explained the background of the report and mentioned the’prosecutor’s oath’. He said, “There are some cases where public interest reporters report to the media, but their identity is hardly exposed, and that is frustrating for us as well.”
On the other hand, whether the reporter meets the requirements for the public interest reporter is expected to be decided in the near future. An official from the Kwon Ik Committee said, “Since the application was processed on January 4th, it seems that it will be processed immediately.”