Hwang Unha, a member of the Democratic Party (second from the left), is giving a greeting at the legislative hearing for the establishment of a serious crime investigation office (investigation office) for the complete separation of investigation and prosecution held on the morning of the 23rd. Rep. Hwang emphasized the speed battle, saying, “The earlier the implementation time of the Heavy Water Administration is, the better.” News 1
An incumbent law school professor (law school) criticized the promotion of the establishment of a serious crime investigation office (heavy water office) for passports, saying, “It means that the prosecution is buried only by depriving the prosecution of the right to investigate and giving up the war on serious crimes.”
Prof. Mi-Hyun Lee publishes a frontal criticism of Jungsu Office
In the current government, the prosecution has transferred the power of investigation, excluding serious crimes, to the police according to the adjustment of the investigative power of the prosecution. In addition, the Democratic Party is speeding up the establishment of the heavy water office, claiming that the prosecution should only be in charge of prosecuting the prosecution’s remaining right to investigate serious crimes. Lee Mi-hyun, a professor at Yonsei University Law School, raised an objection head-on. Prof. Lee refuted the claim that the ruling party suggested that the’separation of investigation and prosecution is a global trend’ as the basis for the establishment of the heavy water office, taking the British Severe Fraud Investigation Office (SFO) as an example.
Dismantling of a working special prosecution department
Prof. Lee said in his blog on the 28th that “around 1970-1980, the public’s dissatisfaction with the criminal justice agency’s ability to respond to serious fraudulent crimes reached its peak.” “The existing UK that completely separated the right of investigation and prosecution. SFO recognized the problem of being unable to respond quickly and efficiently to serious crimes such as intelligent and serious fraud, bribery, and corruption with the criminal justice system of SFO.”
He added, “The ruling party has stepped up to establish a heavy water office for the purpose of’complete deprivation of the prosecution’s right to investigate,’ he said. In addition, he criticized, “In Korea, the special department of the prosecution is functioning as an SFO, but the idea of dismantling the special part of the prosecution that is functioning properly and creating a heavy water office is absurd.”
Choi Kang-wook, the head of the Open Democratic Party, gives a congratulatory remark at the’Legal Hearing for the establishment of the Severe Crime Investigation Office for the complete separation of investigation and prosecution’ held at the Eroom Center in Yeouido, Seoul on the 23rd. yunhap news
Only criminals are welcome to improve the criminal justice system
Professor Lee was also concerned about the speedy war on the ruling party’s legislation to establish a heavy water office. Some of the ruling party is aiming to’promote legislation related to March, pass through June’. Professor Lee said, “The UK launched a committee before system improvement (such as the establishment of SFO) and conducted three years of investigation and research.” “As if it was improving the criminal justice system and in a hurry, if an unexpected loophole occurs, the benefits will be given to criminals. I was concerned about what I would enjoy.” He added, “Before the criminal procedure bill that gives the police independent investigative power for crimes other than serious crimes has dried up without ink,” he said. What is the basis of Wow and arrogance?”
Professor Lee’s argument is in line with the article titled “Investigation of major crimes by prosecutors in major countries,” posted on the internal network of the prosecutor’s office by Koo Seung-mo, the chief prosecutor in charge of international cooperation. “The British SFO is an institution that integrates investigation and prosecution because prosecutors and investigators need to cooperate within a single institution from the beginning of the investigation, unlike general cases for complex economic crimes, bribery and corruption cases.”
He added, “It is desirable to look at foreign institutions while improving the system, but there are cases in which the meaning of the foreign system is distorted by citing only a part of the system or by citing the legal text without considering the practice. I don’t think there are few.” Hwang Unha, a member of the Democratic Party, who previously proposed the’Law on the Installation and Operation of Heavy Water Administration’ said, “In the case of the UK, the police are general crimes, the National Crime Investigation Agency (NCA) is a wide area crime such as drug crime and organized crime, and SFO is an economic crime. I am in charge of bribery crime. Creating a special investigation agency is a universal trend,” he argued.
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