Prosecutor’s Office Requests an Arrest Warrant for’Suspicious of Kim Hak’s Unlawful Departure

Input 2021.03.02 21:06 | Revision 2021.03.02 22:09

Yoon Seok-yeol “I will enforce legislation by the Heavy Water Administration, I will stop it”
Cha Gyu-geun, application for convocation of the prosecution investigation deliberation committee… “I will examine the validity of the investigation”

On the 2nd, the prosecution requested an arrest warrant against Cha Gyu-geun, head of the Immigration and Foreigners Policy Headquarters of the Ministry of Justice, who is investigating the suspicion of Kim Hak-ei’s ban on leaving the country.

Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office, Lee Jeong-seop, the 3rd chief of the criminal investigation team announced that it had requested a preliminary arrest warrant against Cha headquarters on charges of interfering with the exercise of the rights of abuse of authority.

The prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant was made shortly after Yoon announced that he would “take the job.” On this day, President Yoon criticized the ruling party’s enforcement of legislation by the Severe Crime Investigation Office with a strong tone, saying, “I will bet 100 times if I can stop it by taking my job.”

In connection with the remarks of President Yoon, the Blue House said, “The prosecution should respect the National Assembly and express opinions carefully according to the established procedures.”

Head of the headquarters of Cha applied for a convocation of the Prosecutors’ Investigation Review Committee about two hours after requesting an arrest warrant. “In this case, which has attracted attention from society recently, I would like to ask if this investigation is in line with the public’s legal sentiment and the sound common sense of our society, given that the emergency ban on departure was inevitable and practical requirements were also met.” “He explained the purpose of the application.

The Prosecutors’ Investigation Deliberation Committee was introduced in 2018 as a system to deliberate on the investigation process of cases that raise public suspicion or draw attention to society, and to evaluate the legality of investigation results. It is composed of 15 members selected by random lottery from 150 experts from various fields, including legal, academic, media, civic groups, and culture and arts. When making a call, these members will decide the direction of the case.

Director Cha is designated as the party who approved the emergency ban on departure from former Vice Minister Kim. There are about 10 related charges.

According to the public interest report, officials in the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Justice inquire 177 times from the morning of March 19, 2019 to the afternoon of the 22nd of the same month, inquiring personal information including the name, date of birth, and immigration control information of former Vice Minister Kim, and Reported on.

Cha is suspicious of approving the withdrawal request on the morning of the 23rd, a day later, despite knowing the circumstances in which Prosecutor Lee Gyu-won at the time of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Past Photographic Investigation Team used the personal information acquired in this way to illegally take emergency withdrawal measures against former Vice Minister Kim.

The prosecution completed most of the investigations last month, including a total of three times investigating the head of the Cha headquarters as a suspect.