Park Beom-gye "Met Kim Oh-soo last night... Significantly narrowed differences on prosecution reorganization plan"

Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Regarding the prosecution's organizational reform plan, Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye stated that he significantly narrowed differences with Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo after meeting with him.

On the morning of the 9th, Minister Park, speaking to reporters on his way to the Ministry of Justice Government Gwacheon Complex, said, "I had a long conversation with Prosecutor General Kim last night." He also mentioned that he was the one who initially proposed the meeting and plans to communicate frequently going forward.

Minister Park emphasized, "I suggested meeting because I judged that this could be perceived as a very serious issue, and Prosecutor General Kim readily agreed," adding, "We significantly narrowed the differences in legal interpretations and opinions regarding the organizational reform plan." However, he added, "Since the process still needs to continue, it is difficult to disclose detailed information."

The day before, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office formally rejected the Ministry of Justice's organizational reform plan, which restricts direct investigations by frontline prosecution offices and branch offices' criminal divisions into six major crimes including corruption, public officials, economy, and elections. In particular, the provision requiring branch offices to obtain ministerial approval before conducting direct investigations was criticized as "seriously undermining the political neutrality and independence of the prosecution."

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