Minister of Justice Park Seong-jae and Regional Prosecutors Discuss 'Measures to Resolve Investigation Delays'

Minister of Justice Park Seong-jae met with chief prosecutors of local prosecutors' offices nationwide on the 25th to discuss measures to resolve investigation delays.

Minister of Justice Park Seong-jae is listening to on-site opinions at Incheon Chamsarang Hospital in Seo-gu, Incheon on the morning of the 20th of this month.
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The Ministry of Justice held a meeting with the chief prosecutors of local prosecutors' offices nationwide at the Government Gwacheon Complex from 10 a.m. for about two hours on the 25th.

Attending the meeting were ten chief prosecutors, including Bae Yong-won of Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office, Park Jong-geun of Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office, Han Seok-ri of Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, Shin Eung-seok of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office, No Man-seok of Jeju District Prosecutors' Office, Park Jae-eok of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, Jeong Jin-woo of Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office, Jeong Young-hak of Busan District Prosecutors' Office, Lee Chang-soo of Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office, and Kim Seong-hoon of Changwon District Prosecutors' Office.

It was reported that Minister Park and the chief prosecutors shared concerns about the seriousness of investigation delays during the meeting and engaged in discussions to seek solutions.

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 expressed discomfort due to delays in investigations and trials."

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