Park Beom-gye, Accepts Chief Prosecutor's Participation in 'Han Myeong-sook Case' Department Meeting

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye / Photo by Jin-hyeong Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye accepted the attendance of frontline high prosecutors at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office chiefs' meeting regarding the exercise of investigative command authority in the case of the alleged witness tampering against former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook.

On the 18th, Minister Park stated during a visit to the Sangju branch of the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office, "I spoke with Acting Prosecutor General Cho Nam-gwan," confirming this decision.

Earlier that morning, Acting Prosecutor General Cho said, "The Supreme Prosecutors' Office has done its best to ensure fairness and uncover the substantive truth in accordance with reasonable decision-making guidelines during the handling of this case, but we humbly accept the Minister's critique in the investigative command letter that there were shortcomings," adding, "There are concerns both inside and outside the prosecution that a meeting consisting only of chief prosecutors is insufficient to guarantee fairness."

He continued, "We will have frontline high prosecutors, who have abundant experience and insight in case handling and represent the collective intelligence within the prosecution, participate in the meeting."

Minister Park said, "According to the guidelines for forming consultative bodies for reasonable decision-making, it is stipulated that high prosecutors can be included in the chiefs' meeting," adding, "Since there is a basis for this, I told them to proceed accordingly."

He also explained, "The core point is to listen to the opinions of Han Dong-su, head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department, and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Im Eun-jeong."

On the same day, Minister Park visited the Sangju branch of the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office to encourage frontline prosecutors and plans to visit the Northern Gyeongbuk 2 Correctional Institution to encourage staff afterward.

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