Prosecutor Reform Committee Urgent Recommendation: "Suspend the Convening of the 'Media-Prosecution Collusion' Expert Advisory Group"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Ministry of Justice's Legal and Prosecution Reform Committee has recommended an immediate halt to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's convening of the expert investigation advisory panel related to the 'media-prosecution collusion' investigation.

In an urgent recommendation released on the 2nd, the committee expressed "serious concern over the internal conflicts within the prosecution surrounding this case."

The committee stated, "The expert advisory panel can be convened when there are differing opinions between the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and local prosecution offices regarding the handling of important cases and advisory is needed," but criticized, "This convening of the expert advisory panel has been distorted into a tool for the prosecution leadership to 'protect their own' and to 'shake the investigation of those involved in the case.'

It added, "The Prosecutor General should guarantee the fair exercise of prosecutorial power so that prosecutors can faithfully perform their duties, yet insists on pushing forward with convening the expert advisory panel," pointing out that "this attitude is causing public disappointment and anxiety toward the prosecution."

The committee expressed hope that "the conflicts surrounding the media-prosecution collusion investigation will be resolved promptly," and urged, "The Minister of Justice should devise measures to resolve the conflicts within the prosecution."

The Legal and Prosecution Reform Committee, launched in September last year as part of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's prosecution reform policy, has issued a total of 20 recommendations as of the 29th of last month.

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