Democratic Party lawmakers Jang Gyeong-tae, Hwang Unha, and Min Hyung-bae (from left) answer inquiries by reporters after a press conference for the Initiation of the Severe Crime Investigation Office Act at the Seoul Yeouido National Assembly Communication Hall on the morning of the 9th.
On the 9th, when the arrest warrant for the former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Woon-gyu was dismissed, the hard-line members of the Democratic Party came up with a bill to dismantle the prosecution.
The’Law Meeting of Acting Legislators’ led by Democratic Party lawmakers Hwang Unha, Kim Nam-guk, Kim Yong-min and Open Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Kang-wook was held on this morning. Enactment) held a press conference. It looks like the hard-liners within the Democratic Party who led the impeachment of the judges are aiming at the prosecution again.
They said, “We will systematically implement a complete separation of investigation and prosecution by transferring the’right to direct investigation’, which is the core of the abuse of the prosecution’s right, to the newly established’Severe Crime Investigation Office’.” Prior to passing the proposal for the establishment of a high-ranking public officials criminal investigation office (airborne), the prosecution will completely take away the ‘6 major crime investigations (corruption, economy, public officials, elections, defense projects, major catastrophes)’ left to the prosecution. will be.
“It is natural to us that the prosecutor sits on a suspect or a reference person and conducts a direct investigation, but the’direct investigation by public officials’ is a unique system that cannot be found anywhere in advanced foreign countries, regardless of the British-American or continental legal world.” This is the reason they put forward.
In addition, Democratic Party Rep. Hwang Unha, Jang Gyeong-tae (from left), Kim Seung-won, and Min Hyung-bae are holding a press conference on the 9th at the Communication Hall of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. yunhap news
They said at a press conference, “The prosecution is selectively freely targeting investigations by the ministers and vice ministers of the executive branch, members of the legislature, heads of local governments, the heads of large corporations, and even the heads of the executive and judiciary departments. He claimed that he was the absolute strongest in control. However, Rep. Hwang Unha said, “It is not the same as the members of the assembly will do. It is necessary to collect opinions within the party and consult with the party and government.”
‘Yun Seok-yeol’ also resumes
Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (Ministry of Industry) Baek Woon-gyu, whose arrest warrant was dismissed for allegations of involvement in the operation of the economic feasibility of the Wolseong Unit 1 nuclear power plant, is leaving the Daejeon Detention Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon on the morning of the 9th. yunhap news
The Democratic Party resumed accusations against the prosecution on the occasion of the dismissal of the warrant of former Minister Baek. Chief Spokesman Choi In-ho said, “Many people have been concerned and criticized that the prosecution’s unreasonable political investigation of the government’s policy decisions. “It is reasonable to dismiss the warrant by the judiciary.”
Former Minister Baek insisted that the investigation into the fabrication of the economic feasibility evaluation of Wolseong Unit 1, which is suspected of involvement, should be stopped altogether. Spokesman Choi said, “It was an unreasonable political investigation that could not but be suspicious of political neutrality from the time of the investigation or from the background.” “With the dismissal of the warrant, the prosecution urges to immediately stop the political investigation into the nuclear power plant safety policy.”Said. Next, when asked if the briefing was directed at Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, “Yes. Isn’t that the person who led it?”
There were also claims that the prosecution investigation team led by Yoon General had spilled a suspect in the media. Rep. Kim Yong-min said, “Because the arrest warrant has been dismissed, it is impossible to neglect the behavior of the prosecutors who immediately disclose the contents of the warrant request to the media.” “The Ministry of Justice must initiate prosecution. He said that it is a matter that should be investigated for publicizing the suspect. On the same day, Rep. Yang Lee Won-young wrote on his Facebook page, “I tried to find out when I was arresting two officials of the Ministry of Industry and suddenly flooded with the North Korean nuclear power issue.”
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