On the same day that Prosecutor General Yoon Suk-yeol poured out a “remarks” about the ruling party’s enforcement of the Severe Crime Investigation Office (SMB) through a media interview, the prosecution warrants arrest in relation to the illegal departure of Kim Hak, one of the investigations related to the current administration’s misconduct. Apply for and attract attention
Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Jeong-seop, head of the 3rd Criminal Division, announced that it had requested a warrant for preliminary arrest at 6 pm on charges of obstructing the exercise of ex officio abuse, writing and exercising false official documents, and leaving the job.
Cha is a key figure in the allegations of’illegal withdrawal measures’ against former Vice Minister Kim, and there are about 10 charges applied to him.
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 headquarters is under suspicion of approving the withdrawal request on the morning of the 23rd, a day later, despite knowing the circumstances that the prosecutor of the past photo investigation team at the time great prosecutor Gyu-won Lee illegally took an emergency withdrawal action against former Vice Minister Kim using the personal information obtained in this way.
In January, the prosecution conducted a full-scale seizure search of the Ministry of Justice and Incheon Airport, including the office of the head of the headquarters of Cha, and the data related to the case and the mobile phone of the head of the headquarters were confiscated and analyzed.
Then, three times last month, he called the head of the headquarters as a suspect and investigated the entire process of withdrawal from former vice minister Kim, focusing on proving the allegations.
The prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant was made full-scale after Yoon’s’remarks of intention’ came out.
In a media interview on the same day, Yoon criticized the passport’s enforcement of the heavy water office legislation in a strong tone, saying, “If I can stop it, I will bet 100 times.”
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.”
After two hours of requesting a warrant for arrest, the head of Cha headquarters applied for a convocation of the Prosecutors’ Investigation Review Committee to review the validity of the investigation and prosecution.
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.
According to the operating guidelines of the Prosecutors’ Investigation and Deliberation Committee on the same day, the head of Cha headquarters submitted an application to the Prosecutors’ Citizens’ Committee of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, which is investigating the case.
Law Firm Lawyer Park Dong-hoon explained the reason for the application, saying, “I would like to receive judgment from the public’s legal appraisal and common sense as to whether the investigation in this case is valid or whether it is correct to prosecute.”
Inside and outside the prosecutors’ office, it is speculated that the head of the headquarters of Cha has applied for a convocation with the prosecutor’s prosecutors’ deliberation committee with a’last card’ after being informed of the request for an arrest warrant.
It is currently unknown whether the prosecution’s investigation deliberation committee will actually be held.
Another key figure, the prosecutor, was excluded from the arrest warrant.
The prosecutor is suspected of submitting a’emergency withdrawal request’ to the Ministry of Justice with the case number for which former Vice Minister Kim was not accused, and filling out a’emergency withdrawal approval request’ with an internal internal number that did not exist at the time to obtain post-departure approval after being blocked from leaving the country. .
Like the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, Lee Seong-yoon, the prosecutor is reportedly insisting that the case should be transferred to the airlift in accordance with the law on the establishment and operation of the high-ranking public officials criminal investigation office (airport).
The prosecutor’s status, this prosecutor, may have jurisdiction issues in the future.
An official at the prosecution said, “The prosecution requested a preliminary arrest warrant only for the head of the headquarters on this day.” “The application for convocation of the prosecution investigation deliberation committee issued by the head of the headquarters was received after the request for an arrest warrant, and whether or not the deliberation committee is held will be proceeded according to the relevant regulations.” said.
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