Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae: "The Corruption Investigation Office Needs a Democratic Control System... Human Rights-Friendly Investigations Must Be Considered"

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae is attending a public hearing held by the Preparatory Committee for the establishment of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on the 25th at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. The hearing, held under the theme "Establishment Direction of the CIO for Launching as an Advanced Investigation Agency," was organized to gather opinions from experts and the public so that the CIO can be launched as an organization that meets the expectations and standards of the people ahead of the enforcement of the CIO Act on the 15th of next month. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae stated that the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo), scheduled to launch as early as next month, "must implement a democratic control system by the public in its operation process commensurate with its authority, and consider human rights-friendly investigation methods."

Minister Choo made these remarks in a congratulatory speech at the public hearing on "Directions for Establishing Gong-su-cheo to Launch as an Advanced Investigation Agency," held at 2 p.m. on the 25th at the International Conference Hall of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Minister Choo said, "The enactment of the Gong-su-cheo Act is the fruition of over 20 years of discussions on its introduction, and it is significant in that it has laid the foundation for checks and balances on power institutions," adding, "If Gong-su-cheo, which has secured political neutrality and independence, investigates power-type corruption by high-ranking officials without sanctuary, the transparency and integrity of the public service community can be enhanced."

She further evaluated the launch of Gong-su-cheo as "a revolutionary transformation of the judicial structure that has continued since the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Act in 1954," emphasizing, "To actively prepare for the structural changes in the criminal justice system that have never been experienced before, it is necessary to concentrate all efforts on the launch of Gong-su-cheo to minimize trial and error."

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