Justice Minister Park Beom-gye (left) and Im Eun-jeong, a supervisory policy researcher at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (deputy prosecutor). yunhap news
The joint inspection between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, ordered by Justice Minister Park Beom-gye, begins in earnest. The intention is to correct the inappropriate direct investigation practices of the prosecution in the wake of the suspicion of perjury by former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook. However, there are complaints from the inside of the prosecution, “I doubt the intention to inspect the case where the disciplinary statute (3 years) has passed 7 years or not for’taming the prosecution’.” The fairness controversy continues over the participation of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office Policy Researcher Lim Eun-jeong, who was selected as the target of the prosecution, by disclosing the internal decision of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office in relation to the former Prime Minister’s case on his social network service (SNS).
First working-level meeting on the 29th… Full-scale joint inspection
According to the Ministry of Justice on the 28th, the joint inspection team will hold the first working-level meeting at the Gwacheon government office on the 29th. In the Ministry of Justice, Prosecutor Park Eun-jeong and two prosecutors participate, and from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Heo Jeong-soo, the third prosecutor, and Lim researcher participate. At this meeting, the principles and directions of joint prosecution, the division of the roles of the prosecutor’s office at the Ministry of Justice and the supervisory department at the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, are expected to be discussed.
It is expected that the Ministry of Justice will be in charge of direct investigation improvement measures, and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office will be in charge of inspecting the case of former Prime Minister Han. Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, the process of resignation in the case of a petition for perjury, the controversy about the exclusion of duties of researcher Eun-jung Lim, the decision-making process within the great prosecutor, and the details of the contents of the meeting of the chief prosecutor and the chief prosecutor, etc., are expected to be inspected by the chief prosecutor.
A diary related to the suspicion of a perjury teacher in the case of former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook. Graphic = Reporter Jaemin Shin [email protected]
Beom-gye Park “Emphasis on improving the system of direct and special investigators”
On the 22nd, Minister Park said, “It will not be roughly over with Yongdusami,” and said, “We will proceed with a considerable period of time and on a considerable scale,” in connection with the joint inspection. Minister Park said, “It is not a prosecution with disciplinary action in mind,” but said, “The goal is to clarify various problems of special investigation and direct investigation by the prosecution, improve the organizational culture, and finally, to improve the system for reform of the prosecution.” Emphasized.
In this regard, criticism has been raised within the prosecution as a prosecution for political purposes. One prosecution officer pointed out, “I tried to overturn the case of the former prime minister by invoking the authority of the investigation, but when I failed, my pride would be injured and irrational. Another prosecution officer said, “The idea of improving the prosecution’s investigation practices by wearing a prosecutor’s hat is surprising.”
“I will not cooperate with the inspectors”
Justice Department Prosecutor General Lee Jung-soo (left) and Justice Department Prosecutor Ryu Hyeok are entering the Uijeongbu to announce the position of the Ministry of Justice regarding the non-prosecution of Han Myung-sook at the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd. yunhap news
The controversy continues over the participation of the inspectors Park Eun-jung and the investigator Lim Eun-jeong in the inspection. In charge of Park, Mi-ae Choo, as a former Minister of Justice, led the practice of the prosecutor’s office as former Attorney General Yoon Seok-yeol. Researcher Lim is a party who has repeatedly expressed opinions on prosecution in relation to the case of former Prime Minister Han. In addition, it is counted as a subject of surveillance for revealing the internal decision of the Great Sword on his SNS.
On the 25th, head of Andong-ji, Park Cheol-wan, inspected the prosecution’s internal network on the 25th, saying, “I believe that researcher Lim has not been able to perform the job willingness, ability, and posture in the light of the attitude that he did not feel illegal consciousness even though he published the contents of the inspection work on SNS.” They demanded that they be immediately excluded from work and disciplined.
It is pointed out that it is unknown whether the prosecutors subject to the inspection will actively cooperate with the inspection in a situation where questions about fairness have been raised before the start of the inspection. An attorney with experience in the prosecution said, “A former prosecutor is not obligated to comply with the prosecution investigation,” and said, “There is a possibility that an incumbent prosecutor who refuses to respond to the prosecution without disciplining the disciplinary action for refusing to comply with the prosecution.”
Reporter Jeong Yujin [email protected]
