In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Sang-min (Daejeon Yoo Seong-gu) publicly opposed the establishment of the’Severe Crime Investigation Office’, which is actively promoted by the Party’s Special Committee on Prosecution Reform (the following special commission for prosecution).
The Democratic Party’s Special Prosecutors’ Commission of Prosecutors transferred the right to investigate six major crimes (corruption, economy, public officials, elections, defense projects, and major disasters) to the’Severe Crimes Investigation Office’ to completely separate the right to investigate and prosecute the prosecution. have.
The Democratic Party is planning to introduce a bill to establish the’Severe Crime Investigation Office’ next week, and has also prepared a roadmap to deal with it in the first half of this year. Prior to this, Democratic Party member Hwang Unha (Jung-gu, Daejeon) proposed the enactment of the’Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Serious Crime Investigation Office’ on the 8th.
However, Lee Sang-min, a member of the same party, openly opposed this. On the 25th, Congressman Lee clarified the opposite position on his Facebook page, saying, “Is it appropriate or not.”
The reason for the objection of Congressman Lee is the first’distraction of the national investigation function’. He said, “If it is newly established, the national investigation function is too distracted, especially because there are too many investigative agencies (Severe Crime Investigation Agency, Airborne Department, police, prosecution, other special investigative agencies, etc.) It will be weighted.”
Congressman Lee cited the second reason for’deterioration in anti-corruption investigation capabilities’. He said, “The capacity of anti-corruption investigation can be deteriorated due to disorganization or confusion, and the relationship between each investigating agency will be complex and very confusing.”
The third and final reason is’side effects’ such as public discomfort. Assemblyman Lee said, “Since the adjustment of the airborne and prosecutor’s office in the prosecution reform level was implemented after twists and turns (since January 1), it is necessary to manage it carefully so that it can be approached well. We are concerned about side effects such as discomfort for the government and the public, and a decline in investigative capacity.”
At the same time, Congressman Lee said, “Therefore, it is not appropriate to establish a separate serious crime investigation office at this point. Rather, the first thing we need to do now is to manage precisely and intensively so that the control of the airborne and prosecutors’ right to settle and operate.” Emphasized.
In addition, Lee added, “And now, above all, we should put all our efforts first and foremost on overcoming Corona 19 and recovering people’s lives.”
Lastly, Congressman Lee suggested an alternative that “even if the prosecution’s right to investigate the prosecution is completely excluded, it is not necessary to establish a separate serious crime investigation office, but the so-called serious crime investigation should be handled by the former national investigation headquarters.” However, in order to prevent the police from becoming a dinosaur and the excessive concentration of authority, the complete separation of the investigation and the general police, and the complete separation of investigation and information should be made systematically, systematically, and functionally together.”
On the other hand, Rep. Lee is the top 5 senior member of the Lawyer, and has served as the 19th chairman of the Legislative Judicial Committee of the National Assembly, the 20th chairman of the Special Committee on Judicial Reform of the National Assembly, and co-chair of the 2019 Democratic Party Prosecutors’ Reform Special Committee.