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| ▲ A professor at the Graduate School of Law at Kyung Hee University (third from the left) speaks at the Eroom Hall, Yeouido Eroom Center in Seoul, where a legislative hearing was held on the morning of the 23rd to establish a serious criminal investigation office for complete separation of investigation and prosecution. | |
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In addition, is it really possible to separate the investigation and prosecution, which the Democratic Party named’Prosecution Reform Season 2′? On the 23rd, experts who attended the legislative hearing held by Democratic Party Member Hwang Unha, all criticized the’unsounding prosecution’ and ordered that the speed should be accelerated.
Rep. Hwang Unha (Jung-gu, Daejeon), who is also a member of the Democratic Party’s Prosecutors’ Reform Special Committee, proposed a bill on February 8 to create a major crime investigation office to transfer the six criminal investigation rights that remain in the prosecution. At a public hearing, he said, “As long as the prosecution has the right to investigate directly, the reform of the prosecution cannot go one step further.”
“Criminal justice led by the prosecution, now has to crack”
The resolution of the worries was slightly different, but the other participants’ thoughts were similar. Attorney Jeong Young-hoon, a spokesman for the Legal Prosecutors’ Reform Committee, said, “It was a pledge for the presidential election, but it’s a pity that (the discussion) has begun.” In addition, Oh Chang-ik, director of the Human Rights Solidarity, said that the recent personnel controversy itself shows the arrogance of the prosecution, and that the cause is “I think that the Moon Jae-in administration is incompetent.
“Some reports were reported this morning, but the remarks of the deputy chief prosecutor’s office at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Nam-gwan Cho (requested by the Ministry of Justice to not accept arbitrary tweezers’ greetings) are very surprising. In short, this is an unmatched remark. There is no power to be seen. The prosecution is the only one.”
He raised his voice, saying, “Does it make sense? Is it possible for the (President’s) secretary to be so embarrassed,” even with Shin Hyun-soo, the chief executive officer of the Blue House, who expressed his dissatisfaction with the attorney general’s greeting. “(The Moon Jae-in administration) thought it was too easy. I couldn’t understand the process of deciding the presidential decree related to the six crimes (which left the jurisdiction left).” He added.
Prof. Seo Ji-hak, a professor at Kyunghee University’s Law School, also predicted that “the current prosecution reform lies on a fairly unstable system,” and “if this is the case, the prosecution’s tyranny will continue.” He said that with the establishment of the Severe Crime Investigation Office, it not only proceeds to “complete investigation-prosecution separation”, but also says that “the right to prosecute itself is a very powerful authority.” In addition, he argued, “If the prosecutor is allowed to exercise it directly, the harmful effects of the right to investigate and the right to prosecute will still remain.”
Hwang Hee-seok, the top member of the Open Democratic Party, pointed out that the Severe Crime Investigation Office should not be placed under the Ministry of Justice. He said, “It is said that the de-prosecution of the Ministry of Justice should be premised, but there is no institutional basis,” he said. “The Ministry of Justice still has prosecutors. What would it mean if the status could change depending on who the next president is.” However, if it is handed over to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, which is a department under the jurisdiction of the police, there is concern about bloating, and the National Rights Commission said that it was not appropriate in nature and needed to consider more.
Last-minute turmoil… hardline supporters protest’the pace of reform is slow’
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| ▲ On the morning of the morning of the 23rd, Hwang Unha and Democratic Party member of the Democratic Party give a greeting at the eroom hall of the eroom center in Yeouido, Seoul, where a legislative hearing was held for the establishment of a serious crime investigation office for complete separation of the investigation and prosecution. | |
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Citizens who came directly to the scene in support of the prosecution reform complained that even the level of the public hearing was insufficient.
During the question-and-answer session, one citizen said, “It’s a good word, but 97% of it is already known.” “At this point, it makes sense to have a discussion on whether to build a hydrogen bus, a gasoline bus, or a diesel bus when the bus is about to depart. “Can I do it?” There were also protests that the audience had too little time to speak.
In the end, Rep. Hwang Unha stopped remarks, saying, “There is another object you have to persuade. What does it mean to persuade me?” and “There is no reason to proceed with this type of public hearing.” Professor Sero Hak, who was in charge of the closing remarks, said, “You may have a slightly different idea in the process of promotion, but they are moving toward the same goal, but it is not right to criticize each other.”