The Democratic Party harshly criticizes the prosecution's non-indictment in Han Myeong-sook's perjury intimidation case as "dismantle the prosecution" and a "pathetic conclusion"

Hwang Unha, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] After the prosecution decided to dismiss charges regarding the alleged false testimony in the case of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, the ruling party criticized the prosecution, calling it a "truly bad organization" and a "pathetic conclusion."

On the 21st, Hwang Unha, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, pointed out on his Facebook, "Some criticized this decision by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office as no different from Myanmar's military leaders deciding through marathon discussions that the recent military coup was justified."

Hwang criticized the prosecution, saying, "They are an organization that never changes, truly bad people," and added, "Even after prosecution reform, the prosecution has hardly changed and refuses to acknowledge any change."

He continued, "The current prosecution system was created during the Japanese colonial period and expanded and reproduced through military dictatorship, making it a grotesque organization rarely seen in the world," adding, "It is a structural disease unrelated to the individual prosecutors' qualifications or morality. This is why a major overhaul equivalent to dismantling is necessary."

He further stated, "Nevertheless, prosecutors fail to realize how many wrongdoings they have committed under this flawed system and resist reform without deviating from the existing path," and criticized, "If the prosecution is allowed to conduct investigations directly for the sake of prosecutorial efficiency, we will have to pay a tremendous price called prosecution fascism. Only the people, who must shed tears over structural abuse of investigative and prosecutorial powers, are pitiful."

Former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook. Photo by Yonhap News

Kim Kyung-hyup, also from the same party, appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the 22nd and raised his voice, saying, "They should have at least conducted some investigation before making a judgment, but they just decided to dismiss the charges," calling it "the epitome of protecting their own."

Kim said, "No matter how much the prosecution errs, they claim they have done nothing wrong, showing that the prosecution is a sanctuary and a zone beyond the law," emphasizing, "This is why prosecution reform is necessary."

Kim Yong-min also wrote on Facebook on the 20th, calling it a "pathetic conclusion that turned a deaf ear to desperate voices calling for justice and truth," and said, "Through this, I feel that prosecution reform has not even properly begun yet. I stand at the starting point of a long tunnel of prosecution reform." He added, "We will create a system where the prosecution's distortion of truth and protection of their own will disappear from history."

Meanwhile, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced on the 21st that it had made a final decision to dismiss charges against the inmate accused of false testimony in the trial of former Prime Minister Han and reported this to the Ministry of Justice.

After a 13-hour and 30-minute meeting on the 19th, the heads of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and high prosecutors' offices voted to not indict inmate Kim, in line with the previous decision by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. Among the 14 attendees, including Acting Prosecutor General Cho Nam-gwan (Deputy Chief Prosecutor), 10 voted for non-indictment, 2 abstained, and 2 voted for indictment.

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