Park Seong-jin, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, "Prosecution Reform Bill Has Serious Procedural Constitutional Issues"

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Park Sung-jin, Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (Senior Prosecutor), is announcing the "Supreme Prosecutors' Office's position on the passage of the 'Complete Criminal Investigation Reform Act' in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee" at a press briefing held at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office press room on the 27th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The prosecution has stated that the so-called "Complete Prosecution Reform" bills, namely the partial amendments to the Prosecutors' Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act, which were passed solely by the Democratic Party of Korea, have "serious procedural constitutional issues."

Park Seong-jin, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (Senior Prosecutor General), said at a press conference on the 27th, "The Complete Prosecution Reform bill was passed less than 10 minutes after the full meeting of the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee convened around midnight yesterday," adding, "Passing a bill directly related to the lives and bodies of the people by majority vote overnight without sufficient discussion such as gathering opinions from related agencies and holding public hearings has serious procedural constitutional problems."

Deputy Prosecutor General Park also requested Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-seok to reconsider the submission of the Complete Prosecution Reform bill to the plenary session. Park said, "I earnestly ask the Speaker to reconsider the submission of this bill to the plenary session," and appealed, "Members of the National Assembly, who represent the people as constitutional institutions, should carefully review not only the unconstitutionality of this bill itself but also issues such as procedural violations stipulated in the Constitution and the National Assembly Act, and the lack of public consensus, and make a thoughtful decision."

The prosecution pointed out that if the Complete Prosecution Reform bill is passed, even if the real culprit or accomplices are identified during prosecution investigations, or additional damages are discovered, the prosecution will not be able to conduct direct investigations nor request investigations from the police.

Deputy Prosecutor General Park emphasized, "It will now become impossible to uncover the full truth and clarify facts through prosecution investigations, as in cases like the Nth Room or the Valley Murder case," adding, "This will cause irreparable harm to innocent citizens."

Earlier, the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee passed the Complete Prosecution Reform bill in a full meeting in the early morning, with the Democratic Party members passing it by a standing vote alone despite opposition from the People Power Party.

The Democratic Party plans to hold a plenary session on the same day to process the Complete Prosecution Reform bill. The plenary session is the final stage for the bill's passage.

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