'Biseup2' First Police-Prosecutor Council Meeting, Standoff Between Police and Prosecution Over Warrant Request Rights

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Hyesoo] On the afternoon of the 23rd, the tvN drama 'Secret Forest 2' aired a scene depicting a power struggle during the first Police-Prosecutor Council meeting.

On that day, Shin Jaeyong (Lee Haeyoung) opened the discussion by saying, "I know everyone is busy, so thank you for making time like this." Then Woo Taeha (Choi Mooseong) interrupted, saying, "We're just doing our job."

Shin Jaeyong continued, "Let's briefly outline the purpose of our gathering here. The current government is pushing four major issues related to the police and prosecution. They are revising the investigative command authority, the authority to conclude investigations, and the warrant request authority?these three?and lastly, the discussion on establishing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, i.e., the Public Officials Corruption Investigation Office."

Then Kim Sahyun (Kim Youngjae) pointed out, "Sorry to interrupt, but the warrant request authority was decided not to be touched even in the government's coordination plan. It will remain as is. Shouldn't it be excluded from the council's agenda as well?"

In response, Choi Bit (Jeon Hyejin) explained, "Sorry to interrupt, but if we're only going to follow the government plan, there's no need to meet. The purpose of this meeting is for the police and prosecution to discuss directly and come up with a new resolution."

When Kim Sahyun rebutted by citing the constitution, Han Yeo-jin (Bae Doona) stopped him, saying, "It's a bit strange that the authority of public officials is included not in general ordinances or regulations but in the constitution, the most fundamental law of the country."

As both sides clashed over the warrant request authority, Hwang Simok (Jo Seungwoo), who had been silently listening, said, "The power of the prosecution lies not in indicting cases but in choosing not to indict certain cases. If the starting point of indictment is the warrant, then naturally, the authority to request warrants should be exercised by the side that can eliminate such abuses."

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He added, "There will definitely be pressure telling the institution with warrant request authority what to do and what not to do. How will the police prevent this?" and asked, "If we are only changing the hospital, shouldn't there be at least one difference between the police and prosecution?"

At this point, Kim Sahyun made a remark implying, "What if the place you move to is incompetent?" which Choi Bit and Shin Jaeyong laughed at. Eventually, Woo Taeha said, "If we're going to nitpick like this, let's quit. What kind of council is this? We're only hurting each other's feelings."

Kim Sahyun pointed out, "If the police get the warrant request authority, it's obvious that forced investigations will be overused," and Choi Bit responded with, "If a requested warrant is inappropriate, the court will reject it. Don't worry."

When Han Yeo-jin mentioned human rights violations by the prosecution, Woo Taeha said, "Because the police are directly connected to people's livelihoods, there is an absolute risk of warrant overuse." In response, Jang Geon (Choi Jaewoong) asked, "What about the human rights of ordinary people who are violated because warrants are not issued?" Kim Sahyun snapped back, "Go to the Constitutional Court. If you want to completely overhaul the constitution, go to the Constitutional Court."

In the end, the first Police-Prosecutor Council ended with only the confirmation of irreconcilable opinions between the police and prosecution.

The tvN drama 'Secret Forest 2' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9 PM.

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