Ministry of Justice: "Full Authority Granted to Inspectors for 'Important Matters' During Inspections"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The Ministry of Justice has revised its internal regulations to require that important inspection investigations involving prosecutors or general staff receive final approval from the Inspection Officer, who is the superior of the Inspection Officer in charge.

According to the legal community on the 2nd, the Ministry of Justice amended the "Ministry of Justice Delegation of Authority Regulations" on the 28th of last month accordingly.

The Ministry of Justice separated inspection investigations in the Inspection Officer's office into "important matters" and "general matters," designating the Inspection Officer as the final approver for important matters and the Inspection Officer in charge for general matters.

Previously, the Inspection Officer in charge exercised final approval authority regardless of the severity of the issue.

For important inspection matters, the drafter's level was also raised from "practical level" to "prosecutor."

Before this regulation was in place, in 2020, when President Yoon Seok-yeol was Prosecutor General and subject to inspection, a "bypassing the Inspection Officer" incident occurred.

At that time, Park Eun-jung, the Ministry of Justice Inspection Officer in charge, led the practical work for the inspection and disciplinary request against Prosecutor General Yoon in 2020 but did not report to her superior, Inspection Officer Ryu Hyuk, which was revealed and criticized as "bypassing the superior."

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