Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol poured out his criticism of the intention of establishing a serious crime investigation agency that is being promoted by the passport. In fact, he said it would deprive the prosecution of the right to investigate, and raised his voice as abolishing the rule of law.
This is reporter Won Jong-jin.
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In an interview with a daily newspaper, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol deliberately criticized the recent proposal for the Severe Crime Investigation Agency that is being promoted by the passport.
This bill is intended to transfer the investigative powers granted to the prosecution to a major criminal investigation office, and to have the prosecutors only take charge of prosecution and trial maintenance.
In response, Yun strongly criticized the dismantling of the prosecution.
He did not hesitate to express the primary color, saying that it was abolishing the rule of law while wearing a democracy.
When investigating a corruption crime or a person in power in the regime that advocates progress, he asked if it was conservative, and attacked him with the logic of the camp, revealing unpleasant feelings.
He also argued that if the prosecution fails to respond to crimes in the power class due to the deprivation of the prosecution’s right to investigate, fairness and democracy will collapse.
Yoon said that all of these cases would not have been successful if the investigation, prosecution, and trial were separate, citing examples of the 2003 presidential slush fund case, the Lee Myung-bak administration’s involvement in the NIS election, and the Gukjeong Nongdan case.
In response to President Yoon’s remarks, Justice Minister Park Beom-gye said he intends to meet with President Yoon to hear his opinions while avoiding an immediate response.
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An official at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said that it is gathering opinions from the front-line prosecutors’ office regarding the deprivation of the prosecution’s right to investigate, and that they will also consider ways to make additional positions.