“The prosecution should investigate and prosecute the airlift.”
“The prosecution actually became the envoy of the airlift.”
“If you’re going to do this, why did you relocate?”
Kim Jin-wook, head of the high-ranking public officials criminal investigation, is answering questions from reporters after completing the first meeting of the HR Committee at the Gwacheon Government Complex in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 12th. News 1
It was found that the high-ranking public officials criminal investigation office (Airport Office) relocated to the prosecution on the suspected illegal departure (illegal withdrawal) of Kim Hak-ei from the former Vice Minister of Justice and sent an official letter saying, “Complete the investigation and send it to the airlift.” The prosecution only investigated and the prosecution was willing to judge whether or not to be prosecuted. Regardless of the case, the prosecution responds, “Why did you relocate if you were going to do this?”
On the morning of the 12th, the Ministry of Public Service relocated the suspected illegal withdrawal case to the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office. If the incumbent prosecutor was the subject of an investigation, he directly reviewed the investigation according to the purpose of the law that the airborne ministry decided to investigate, but eventually gave up due to’realism’. Airborne Minister Kim Jin-wook explained, “Since the selection of prosecutors and investigators may take 3 or 4 weeks or more, we could not ignore the fact that there is no realistic condition to devote ourselves to the investigation.”
After relocating the case to the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office, the Airborne Ministry sent a separate official letter. The official document contained the content, “Send the case to the airlift after completing the investigation to determine whether a prosecution has been filed for this case.” Songchi is the act of handing over all the investigation records before the prosecution after completing the investigation, which means that the prosecution will conduct the investigation, but the public prosecutor will decide whether or not to file a prosecution.
Chief Kim Jin-wook told reporters on the day that “Article 25, Paragraph 2 of the Airlift Act is a provision that other investigative agencies must transfer to the airlift if the prosecutor finds a high-ranking public official offense.” However, if this view is admitted, it may be judged that it is inappropriate for other investigative agencies to file a prosecution.”
When this prospect becomes a reality, voices of dissatisfaction emerge from the prosecution who took over the case on the day. A deputy prosecutor of the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office pointed out, “I’m worried that the prosecutors can’t investigate for 3 or 4 weeks. A prosecutor in charge of the local prosecutor’s office said, “The prosecution has become a special judicial police.”
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