Prosecutors Form 'Reform Promotion Team'... Preparing for Changes Following Public Corruption Investigation Office and Investigation Authority Adjustments

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution announced that it will form a 'Prosecution Reform Promotion Team' in preparation for the upcoming changes in the criminal justice system.

On the 15th, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office stated, "We will form the Prosecution Reform Promotion Team to minimize trial and error due to the major changes in the criminal justice system and to ensure there are no gaps in protecting the human rights of the public, and we will make thorough preparations."

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office explained that this measure is to proactively respond to the changes following the passage of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office (Gongsa-cheo) establishment bill, the prosecution-police investigation authority adjustment bill, and amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prosecutors' Office Act in the National Assembly.

The Prosecution Reform Promotion Team will be led by the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office as the head, with the Director of Planning and Coordination at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office serving as deputy head, and will promptly complete the appointment of the working team immediately after the regular personnel reshuffle. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said, "We plan to work closely with the Ministry of Justice and others." Once formed, the team will be responsible for designing a new work system according to the amended laws, improving the exercise of prosecutorial authority and investigative practices, drafting and revising related laws and subordinate statutes, maintaining the Criminal Justice Information System (KICS), and cooperating with external organizations.

Under its umbrella, there will be a 'Prosecution Human Rights Committee' composed of external experts and an 'Advisory Committee' consisting of high prosecutors from across the country, through which broad internal and external opinions will be gathered and major issues deliberated.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office stated, "We will do our best to ensure that the constitutional value of 'human rights protection' is thoroughly upheld in the changed criminal justice system and that the state's response capacity to corruption and crimes affecting people's livelihood is not weakened. At the same time, centered on the Prosecution Reform Promotion Team and the Prosecution Human Rights Committee, we will continuously carry out proactive and active prosecution reforms across the exercise of prosecutorial authority, investigative practices, and internal culture without interruption."

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