Park Beom-gye "No Concern of Cover-up in Investigation of Leaked Investigation Information"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] In response to concerns about the potential suppression of investigations and reporting following the Ministry of Justice's announcement to internally investigate intentional leaks of investigation information within the prosecution, Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye stated, "There is concern that power investigations will be concealed or suppressed, but there is absolutely no need for that."

On the 6th, Minister Park, speaking to reporters on his way to the Ministry of Justice Gwacheon office, said, "If an investigation proceeds only when information is disclosed to the media and cannot proceed otherwise, that in itself is a problem."

Recently, the Ministry of Justice prepared a revision of the directive titled 'Regulations on Prohibition of Disclosure of Criminal Cases, etc.' and requested opinions from frontline prosecutors. The revision includes provisions allowing the Human Rights Protection Officer to conduct internal investigations if intentional leaks of investigation information are suspected.

On the same day, when asked whether media coverage during the investigation of the state affairs manipulation scandal had a positive effect, Minister Park explained, "The revision includes measures to allow reporting on matters of public interest and major cases," adding, "I want to emphasize that we do not take lightly the public's right to know or your role."

Regarding the Korean Bar Association's reaffirmation of disciplinary measures against legal service platforms such as 'Lotok' the previous day, he said, "We must keep up with the changing times; it is difficult to sympathize with attempts to regress." He continued, "I do sympathize with the Korean Bar Association's concerns about dependency on large capital, but considering the current capital and sales scale of the problematic companies, it does not seem accurate to call it capital dependency."

Meanwhile, concerning the parole issue of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, he briefly stated, "This is not currently within my jurisdiction, the procedures have been followed, and the parole review committee is scheduled, so it is not a matter for me to comment on."

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