Seoul On-Site Police Officers Protest Enforcement Decree of 'Investigation Authority Adjustment'... "Must Be Completely Revised"

Active police officers opposing the legislative notice for the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act, the Prosecutors' Office Act, and the Presidential Decree related to the adjustment of investigative authority are performing a handcuff return demonstration on the 11th in front of the Police Agency Training Center on Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, demanding improvements.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Opposition from on-site police officers continues over the amendment to the Enforcement Decree on the Adjustment of Investigation Authority between the Police and the Prosecutors' Office, following the end of the legislative notice period.

Representatives of the workplace councils from 12 police stations in the Seoul area held a press conference on the 22nd in front of the Police Agency in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, demanding, "Revise the Ministry of Justice's unilateral draft of investigation guidelines, which goes against the intent of the investigation authority adjustment agreement and nullifies the provisions of the amended Criminal Procedure Act and Prosecutors' Office Act regarding investigation authority adjustment."

They emphasized, "If the government passes the draft, which was unilaterally prepared by the Ministry of Justice, as originally proposed, it will cause great disappointment to the public who have long awaited prosecution reform. It will lose the trust of police officers nationwide who silently serve the public, and it will be difficult to regain that trust."

The Ministry of Justice announced the legislative notice for the Enforcement Decrees of the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prosecutors' Office Act earlier last month. The police have pointed out several issues, including the Ministry of Justice's sole supervision of the Enforcement Decree of the Criminal Procedure Act and the inclusion of narcotics and cybercrime within the scope of direct investigation by prosecutors in the Enforcement Decree of the Prosecutors' Office Act, and have made efforts to seek revisions but have not achieved results. With the legislative notice period ending on the 16th of this month, the Ministry of Justice plans to submit the enforcement decree to the vice ministerial meeting on the 24th.

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