Daegum "Unacceptable to Accept Organizational Restructuring"... Ministry of Justice Likely to Force Legislation

Low Possibility of Reflecting Prosecutor General's Opinion... Abolition of 'Investigation Information Policy Officer'

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] The Supreme Prosecutors' Office has reportedly expressed a de facto opposition to the Ministry of Justice's revised proposal for the prosecution organization reform, stating that it is difficult to accept. Within the prosecution, considering the content of the reform proposal and the short period for feedback, it is widely believed that the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's opinion is very unlikely to be reflected in the final draft.

According to the legal community on the 18th, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office submitted an opposing opinion on the Ministry of Justice's revised organizational reform proposal late that afternoon. This was in response to the Ministry of Justice's request on the 14th to send the results of the opinion inquiry regarding the revised proposal.

The Ministry of Justice had previously sent the initial draft of the organizational reform proposal to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 11th. At that time, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office conveyed a 'not acceptable' opinion to the Ministry of Justice two days later, on the 13th.

The main reason the Supreme Prosecutors' Office expressed difficulty in acceptance is the abolition of the position of the Investigation Information Policy Officer. According to the organization, the Investigation Information Policy Officer, who was directly under the Prosecutor General, served as the eyes and ears of the Prosecutor General, collecting various crime-related information and reporting it to the Prosecutor General. The abolition of the Senior Research Officer of the Anti-Corruption and Violent Crimes Division, who coordinated investigations of recognized cases at prosecution offices nationwide, is similarly significant. This is a key position corresponding to the Investigation Planning Officer of the former Supreme Prosecutors' Office's Central Investigation Department.

However, the Ministry of Justice plans to submit the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's opinion to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which is the main department in charge of the organizational reform. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will, after review by the Ministry of Government Legislation, submit the amendment proposal to the Cabinet meeting as early as the 25th. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has decided to omit the legislative notice period, citing reasons such as the amendment not being related to the rights and duties of the public.

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