Park Beom-gye "Improvement of Reporting System... Creative and Encouraging"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] On the 28th, Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, met with junior prosecutors at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office to hear opinions on improving the internal reporting system of the prosecution.

On that day, Minister Park held a three-hour meeting with six junior prosecutors and six investigators. During the meeting with the junior prosecutors, Minister Park said, "There was a proposal to improve the system to impose travel bans to prevent defendants sentenced to imprisonment without detention from fleeing before incarceration," and added, "It is encouraging that creative and excellent cases are increasing due to improvements in the reporting system."

He also mentioned that, especially regarding the reform of investigative authority, the role of prosecutors as judicial control institutions should be enhanced from the perspective of checks and balances. Minister Park emphasized, "Prosecutors must perform their role as public interest representatives for the nation and the people in various fields and cultivate democratic leadership by actively interacting with citizens and civic groups in the community."

During the meeting with investigators, they discussed the changes investigators feel after the reform of investigative authority. Minister Park promised, "I will create an environment where investigators can work with pride in the organization."

Meanwhile, Minister Park also visited the facilities of the Cybercrime Criminal Division at the Eastern District Prosecutors' Office. The Eastern District Prosecutors' Office was designated as a specialized prosecution office for cybercrime in December 2017.

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