Kim Osu: "Emphasis on Human Rights, Demand for the Role of Human Rights Protector is the Trend of the Times"

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] Prosecutor General Kim Osu stated at the inaugural Human Rights Protection Officer meeting that "valuing human rights and demanding an important role from Human Rights Protection Officers is the trend of the times."

At a video conference held on the 23rd from 3 PM to 5 PM with the inaugural Human Rights Protection Officers from 34 district prosecutors' offices and branch offices nationwide, Prosecutor General Kim said, "The Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office have placed inaugural Human Rights Protection Officers, equipped with both competence and character, in high-level and district prosecutors' offices and branch offices across the country to keep pace with this trend."

In particular, Prosecutor General Kim emphasized, "I urge the Human Rights Protection Officers to actively participate and make efforts commensurate with the importance of their roles, reading the flow of the times as the saying 'Jultakdongsi' (simultaneous effort inside and outside the eggs) suggests. Through this, we must gain the trust of the people and become a fair 'people-centered prosecution.'

Meanwhile, the meeting addressed establishing guidelines that set inspection procedures by Human Rights Protection Officers during investigations initiated directly by the prosecution to enhance the fairness of prosecution investigations and guarantee the human rights of those involved in cases.

A Supreme Prosecutors' Office official stated, "While doing our best to eradicate corruption through investigations of six major serious crimes, we will effectively operate the newly expanded and reorganized Human Rights Protection Officer system to ensure that the human rights of the public are maximally protected."

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