Chief of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department: "Prosecutorial Organizational Culture Must Be Improved Following the Recommendations of the Prosecutorial Reform Committee"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Han Dong-su, head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, posted on his social media service (SNS) that there is a need to improve the closed organizational culture of the prosecution.

On the 28th, Han posted on Facebook mentioning the "vertical and closed organizational culture of the prosecution" and the "controversy over special privileges for former prosecutors," stating, "It is desirable to review and promptly implement the related recommendations of the Prosecution Reform Committee."

He emphasized Solomon's "listening heart," which listens to surrounding opinions, writing, "As the head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, I am listening to the opinions of frontline prosecutors."

He expressed concern, saying, "Depending on the department, authority is concentrated and excessive work is being handled to the extent that it hinders the discovery of truth and proper judgment."

In particular, he negatively mentioned the spokesperson's office, saying, "The organizational size is quite large, and as the mouthpiece of the Prosecutor General, there are many activities such as media management and response."

However, he also noted that the frontline field seems to have a different work environment and atmosphere from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, where various investigations and information reports are frequently made to the Prosecutor General, comparing it to the court's horizontal organizational culture.

Additionally, Han cited the recommendation of the Ministry of Justice and Prosecution Reform Committee from last November, which advised the formation of democratic meetings among ordinary prosecutors and investigators, emphasizing the need to increase fairness and transparency in case assignment and performance evaluation. He also stated that fundamental and voluntary changes from within the prosecution, such as distancing from the media, are necessary.

He added, "I want to see a future where even very small but strong-willed and powerful mustard seed-like entities overcome weeds and finally become trees."

Han, a former judge, became the head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in October last year. Recently, during the handling of audit cases such as the so-called 'prosecution-media collusion' case and the perjury coaching suspicion in the Han Myeong-sook case, he had conflicts with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who assigned the cases to the human rights-related department.

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