Jin Joong-kwon: "Lee Jae-myung Seems to Believe All Power in Korea Comes from Cho Kuk"

Lee Jae-myung, governor of Gyeonggi Province and a presidential primary candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending a vision talk concert hosted by 'Deomincho,' a gathering of first-term lawmakers of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 25th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon sharply criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate who argued for separating the prosecution's investigative and prosecutorial powers by citing former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, saying, "The prosecution is also tailored for Cho Kuk, and the adjustment of investigative powers is also tailored for Cho Kuk."

On the 26th, Jin posted on his Facebook, "It seems they believe that all power in the Republic of Korea comes from Cho Kuk," and criticized, "This person has no understanding of the constitution."

He sarcastically said, "A dream country where even if you forge a certificate of commendation, enter school with forged specs, embezzle research funds, buy and sell stocks under a borrowed name, purchase stocks with insider information, conceal criminal proceeds, instruct evidence destruction, issue false certificates, or abuse authority, you are not punished. I, Lee Jae-myung, will make such a country (it seems he says this)."

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk (left) and former Dongyang University professor Jin Jung-kwon (right) [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, on the 25th, at a talk concert hosted by 'Deomincho,' a meeting of first-term lawmakers of the party, Lee said, "I would like to say a word about prosecution reform," and stated, "Like Minister Cho Kuk, when the prosecution sets a clear goal to indict and thoroughly investigates until then, the way to prevent them from catching even trivial things is to separate investigation and prosecution."

He continued, "There needs to be discussion on how to separate investigation and prosecution. We should not give all investigative powers to the police. The police are also dangerous. We must think about when we lose power," adding, "(Regarding lawyers) criminal case fees should also be limited. Three hundred million won for a single phone call, this is all corruption. For criminal cases, there should be a cap on fees, and if it exceeds a certain level, there must be a reason."

He further said, "The authority of individual prosecutors should be reduced. There are few countries where prosecutors can choose not to indict even when there is a crime," and added, "Whether to indict or not should be decided not by prosecutors but by jurors."

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