Park Beom-gye "Human Rights Protection is the Core of Prosecution Reform"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Park Beom-gye, the nominee for Minister of Justice, stated that "human rights protection is the core of prosecutorial reform."

On the 8th, Park posted on social media (SNS) titled "Changes before and after the implementation of the 2021 investigation authority adjustment," writing, "'Prosecutorial reform is necessary for human rights protection' to 'Human rights protection is the core of prosecutorial reform.'"

With the enforcement of the prosecution and police investigation authority adjustment from January 1 this year, prosecutors' authority to direct investigations was abolished, and the scope of direct investigations was reduced. On the other hand, the police were granted the authority to conclude primary investigations. Considering the controversies over the prosecution infringing on the human rights of persons involved in various cases during investigations, it appears that now the prosecution should focus more on preventing human rights violations rather than direct investigations.

On the morning of the 4th, Park also emphasized, "The justice that prosecutors talk about differs from the justice that members of society talk about," and stated, "There is a need for 'coexistence justice' that all members of the social community can accept." He added, "The foremost way to achieve coexistence justice is human rights, and I will meet with prosecutors with the theme that justice must harmonize with human rights to achieve coexistence justice."

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