Prosecutor General's Office: "Investigation Process of Inspection Department Chief Raises Doubts About Fairness... Assigned to High Prosecutors' Office"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The Human Rights Policy Office of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office has detected circumstances in which Han Dong-su, head of the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, obtained the 'Judiciary Analysis Document' through an unknown route and delivered it to the Ministry of Justice. It is understood that reasons to doubt fairness and legitimacy were found in this process.

The Human Rights Protection Policy Office of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, which launched a fact-finding investigation into the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, suspected of conducting illegal inspections and investigations against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, reached this conclusion on the 8th and assigned the case requested for investigation by the Ministry of Justice to the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office stated, "It was found that the head of the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office obtained the 'Judiciary Analysis Document' through an unknown route, delivered it to the Ministry of Justice, and then received it back as reference material for investigation, raising reasons to doubt fairness and legitimacy."

It also stated, "The head of the Inspection Division 3 of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, under the direction of the head of the Inspection Department, violated the legal reporting obligations by registering an unidentified person as a suspect based on the above investigation reference material, and, with the cooperation of the Digital Forensic Team of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, conducted a search and seizure of the Investigation Information Office, frequently informing Ministry of Justice officials of the progress, confirming that proper legal procedures were not followed."

Upon receiving this report, Cho Nam-gwan, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, assigned the 'Judiciary Analysis Document' case requested for investigation by the Ministry of Justice and the recognized case in which the Inspection Division 3 conducted a search and seizure to the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office.

A Supreme Prosecutors' Office official said, "Considering the limitations of investigation authority and means, the complaint case including the investigation results of the Human Rights Policy Office was transferred to the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office as reference material for investigation, and instructions were given to thoroughly clarify all facts."

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