Simplification of Document Procedures for Administrative Adjudication Public Defenders Starting in May

The person on the left is Eunjeong Park, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. / Photo by Honam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced that starting in May, it will simplify the document procedures required for appointing court-appointed attorneys, such as the certificate of basic livelihood security recipients.

According to the Commission on the 21st, a plan to simplify the submission documents for appointing court-appointed attorneys in administrative appeals will be promoted this year. The administrative appeal mediation system will also be revitalized to actively resolve disputes between parties.

The administrative appeal court-appointed attorney system is a system where the Central Administrative Appeals Commission of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission provides free court-appointed attorneys to economically disadvantaged individuals who find it difficult to use the administrative appeal system alone due to lack of legal knowledge.

From May, the Central Administrative Appeals Commission will replace documents such as certificates required for appointing court-appointed attorneys with a procedure that verifies through the Administrative Information Joint Use System. This is intended to minimize the inconvenience of applicants submitting documents.

The administrative appeal mediation system, in which the Central Administrative Appeals Commission coordinates interests between parties with the consent of the claimant and the administrative agency, will also be refined.

The focus is on reducing cases that are closed before mediation because the administrative agency responds passively despite the possibility of sufficient mediation.

Last year, the Central Administrative Appeals Commission of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission successfully mediated 17 cases, but this year it aims to reduce such cases further. It plans to actively discover administrative appeal cases with mediation potential and propose alternatives acceptable to administrative agencies.

Kim Myungseop, Director of the Administrative Appeals Bureau of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, said, "This year, we will further activate the new systems introduced in administrative appeals to take a step closer to protecting the rights and interests of the people."

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