"Solutions to 'Investigation Delays,' Nationwide Prosecutor General Meeting... Discussion on Utilizing High Prosecutors"

Mainly Discussing 'Immediate Action' Plans Rather Than Legal Amendments
Resolution Expected After Prosecutor General Meetings on 25th and 29th

Park Seong-jae, Minister of Justice, held a meeting with the heads of high prosecutors' offices nationwide for the first time since his inauguration to discuss solutions for 'investigation delays.'

Minister of Justice Park Seong-jae is arriving at the Government Complex Gwacheon on the morning of the 18th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the morning of the 18th, the Ministry of Justice held a meeting chaired by Minister Park with the heads of high prosecutors' offices at the Government Complex Gwacheon for about an hour and a half. Attendees included Lee Ju-hyeong, Head of Seoul High Prosecutors' Office; Lim Gwan-hyeok, Head of Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office; Noh Jeong-yeon, Head of Daegu High Prosecutors' Office; Choi Gyeong-gyu, Head of Busan High Prosecutors' Office; Hong Seung-uk, Head of Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office; and Kim Seok-woo, Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. The position of Head of Suwon High Prosecutors' Office was vacant, and Byeon Pil-geon, Deputy Chief Prosecutor (Chief Prosecutor) acting in that role, did not attend.

During the meeting, a plan to assign cases to high prosecutors to accelerate case processing was reportedly discussed. It is known that the meeting mainly focused on measures that could be implemented immediately rather than legislative amendments that would take time.

However, the plan to assign cases to high prosecutors has not been finalized. It is expected that the solution to investigation delays will be finalized after meetings with local district prosecutors' office heads on the 25th and metropolitan district prosecutors' office heads on the 29th of this month.

In his inauguration speech on the 20th of last month, Minister Park stated, "Since the enactment of the bill adjusting investigative authority between the police and prosecutors, many citizens have complained about delays in investigations and trials."

He recently sent an email to chief prosecutors saying, "Having worked as a lawyer, I realize the problem of delays in investigations and trials is serious and causes great inconvenience to the public," and it is reported that he expressed his intention to have in-depth discussions with the chief prosecutors at this meeting.

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