'Joint Inspection of Han Myeong-sook Case' First Joint Meeting of Ministry of Justice and Supreme Prosecutors' Office... "Discussing Role Sharing and Plans"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] To rectify the prosecution's inappropriate direct investigation practices related to the alleged obstruction of justice coaching by the investigation team of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office held their first joint meeting to discuss future joint inspection plans.

The Inspection Office of the Ministry of Justice and the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office held their first working-level joint meeting on the afternoon of the 29th at the Ministry of Justice Gwacheon Government Complex to review the progress of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department's investigation so far and to discuss the division of roles and inspection plans for the joint inspection between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

Earlier, Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye instructed the Inspection Office of the Ministry of Justice and the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to jointly examine whether there were inappropriate investigation practices by the investigation team at the time, separate from the retrial of the former Prime Minister Han's case, while exercising his authority to direct the investigation.

Minister Park also emphasized a special inspection of the prosecution's inappropriate direct investigation practices when accepting the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's decision of no charges on the 22nd.

At the meeting, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park Jin-seong and Deputy Deputy Chief Prosecutor Jang Hyeong-su from the Ministry of Justice Inspection Office, and Chief of Inspection Division 3 Heo Jeong-su and Inspection Policy Research Officer (Deputy Chief Prosecutor) Lim Eun-jeong from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office attended. However, Park Eun-jeong, the Ministry of Justice Inspection Officer, who was initially expected to attend, was absent.

The Ministry of Justice explained, "Considering that only two people from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office attended and that it was a working-level meeting, Inspector Park did not participate." It also added, "To maintain the fairness and objectivity of the joint inspection, all participants were required to submit confidentiality agreements according to the minister's instructions."

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