‘Joint Inspection of Prosecutors' Direct Investigation Practices’ Ministry of Justice-Daegyeom First Meeting Today
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] A joint meeting to discuss the principles and directions of the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's joint inspection into the prosecution's inappropriate direct investigation practices surrounding the alleged witness tampering instruction by the investigation team of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook will be held on the 29th.
According to the legal community, the Ministry of Justice's Inspection Office and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department will hold their first working-level joint meeting at the Ministry of Justice Gwacheon Government Complex on the day to discuss the principles and directions of the joint inspection. The Ministry of Justice is expected to prepare institutional improvement measures, while the Supreme Prosecutors' Office will take charge of inspecting the investigation related to former Prime Minister Han's case, dividing the roles accordingly.
Earlier, Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye exercised his authority to direct the investigation of former Prime Minister Han's case and instructed the Ministry of Justice Inspection Office and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department to jointly examine whether there were inappropriate investigation practices by the investigation team at that time, separate from the case retrial. When accepting the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's decision of no charges on the 22nd, he also emphasized a special inspection of the prosecution's inappropriate direct investigation practices.
Accordingly, there are forecasts that the joint inspection period will exceed at least two months. Recently, the Ministry of Justice also dispatched three prosecutors responsible for prosecution reform and one administrative officer from the Human Rights Bureau to the Ministry of Justice Inspection Office.
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Meanwhile, at the meeting, the Ministry of Justice is expected to be represented by Inspection Officer Park Eun-jung and two prosecutors, while the Supreme Prosecutors' Office will be represented by Inspection Section Chief Heo Jeong-su and Inspection Policy Research Officer Lim Eun-jung. Some quarters have raised concerns that it is inappropriate for Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lim, who has been accused of leaking official secrets, to participate in the inspection.
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