First official position after Yoon Seok-yeol’s resignation… Still focusing on’reform’
The reason for the resignation of former President Yoon Seok-yeol was that he opposes the establishment of the Severe Crime Investigation Office, thus removing all the prosecution’s right to investigate and leaving only the right to prosecute. In that respect, today (8th) President Moon Jae-in’s meeting with the ministers of related ministries for reform of power institutions for the first time after Yoon’s departure was noticed. First, President Moon reaffirmed the principle of separating the right to investigate and the right to prosecute, but he was cautious about the methodology.
This is Park Min-kyu.
[기자]
[검찰은 우리 사회정의 실현의 중추입니다. ]
Receiving a report on reform of power institutions, President Moon Jae-in emphasized the role of the prosecution.
But the conclusion was that the prosecution was not trusted enough to play this role.
[검찰의 공정성에 대한 신뢰가 나아지지 않고 있습니다. 검찰개혁은 검찰이 스스로 개혁에 앞장서야만 성공할 수 있습니다.]
This is the official position for the prosecution, which was the first to come after former President Yoon Suk-yeol resigned, but the focus is still on reform.
Former President Yun objected, and did not directly comment on the establishment of the’Severe Crime Investigation Office’ as a justification for resignation.
However, he emphasized that the separation of the right to prosecute and the right to investigate is the direction to continue.
In order for the right to investigate and the right to prosecute to be completely separated, the last six criminal investigations left by the prosecution must also be handed over to the Severe Crime Investigation Office.
However, in this process, I once again emphasized prudence.
[입법의 과정에서 검찰 구성원들을 포함한 다양한 의견 수렴이 있어야 할 것입니다. 절차에 따라 질서 있게, 그리고 또 이미 이뤄진 개혁의 안착까지 고려해 가면서…]
At one time, the Blue House and the ruling party made a difference over this prudence.
President Moon said that he was not asking for speed control, and the ruling party tried to propose a bill to install a heavy water office right after the party’s hardline insistence.
However, due to the public opposition of former President Yun and the imminent by-election, the proposal of the bill is being delayed.
[박범계/법무부 장관 : 수사·기소 분리 방안과 관련하여 국민이 공감하는 다양한 방안을 검토하겠습니다.]
In the midst of this, President Moon urged the police to “prove that if you are given authority, you can increase your ability.”
(Video Design: Jaehun Shin)