Prosecutor General Kim Oh-su speaking▶ Click here for a larger view
Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo said on the 13th that he would block the bill with the determination to kill himself, saying, “This is a direct violation of the Constitution” in response to the Democratic Party’s adoption of the “completely deprived of the prosecution’s investigative powers” legislative party.
President Kim met with reporters on the way to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office on the morning of the same day and said, “The essence of the Democratic Party’s law is to monopolize the police investigation.
President Kim said, “If such a bill is pushed forward, criminals will call for hurrah, and crime victims and the public will have no place to appeal.”
“Fortunately, lawyers, academia, civic groups, the media, and many citizens are pointing out the issues of the bill being rushed forward one by one,” he said.
Prosecutor General Oh-su Kim on his way to work▶ Click here for a larger view
“I will do my best to devise all procedures and measures in accordance with each stage, from the National Assembly where legislation is being passed with the determination to die immediately, to the President who appoints me and has the right to promulgate and re-resolve bills, and to the Constitutional Court, which determines whether or not the Constitution is violated. will,” he added.
Regarding the resignation of the president’s office, President Kim said, “I have already expressed my position at the prosecutor’s meeting,” and said, “Please watch that part.” At the National Prosecutor’s Office meeting on the 11th, President Kim said, “I will not be attached to my post, and I will not hold back any responsibility.”
The Democratic Party held a general meeting of the members of the House of Representatives the day before and unanimously decided to deal with the bill related to the ‘check-and-run’ during the National Assembly in April.
The goal is to revise the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prosecutor’s Office Act to remove even the prosecutors’ authority to investigate the six major crimes (corruption, economy, public officials, elections, defense business crimes, and major catastrophes) that remained following the prosecutors and police adjusted their investigative powers.
Instead, the Democratic Party decided to postpone the enforcement of the law for at least three months, and during this period, discuss ways to prevent excessive dialogue with the police and to establish alternative investigative agencies such as the Serious Crime Investigation Agency.
Prosecutor General Oh-su Kim on his way to work▶ Click here for a larger view
The prosecution, which had waged a public opinion campaign to prevent the adoption of the party opinion, issued a brief statement the day before in the name of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, saying, “I was expecting a wise decision, and it is very regrettable.”
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