Police, transition committee work report ‘the ratio of supplementary investigations should be increased’… Explanation of “It has nothing to do with the scrutiny”
“Enough Police Investigation Capability”… Prosecutors’ allegations of ‘valley murder’ are not true”
Police raided by prosecutors
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Junhee Shin = On the morning of the 20th, the Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office’s special investigation team, which is investigating the National Intelligence Service’s ‘political and election interference’ case, seized and searched the cybercrime investigation team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Jongno-gu.
The Office of the Cyber Investigation Unit, which is being searched and confiscated, seems busy. 2013.5.20 hama@yna.co.kr
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jung-hyun = Director of the National Investigation Headquarters Nam Gu-joon said, “The issue of expanding the direct supplementary investigation by the prosecution was a discussion within the current legal system and the investigation and prosecution under discussion. It has nothing to do with the separation bill,” he said.
Director Nam emphasized this at a press conference on the 18th, saying, “The basic position is to watch the National Assembly debate for a while as it is a matter under discussion at the National Assembly regarding the separation of investigation and prosecution.”
Recently, it seems that some have been trying to explain when an interpretation came out that the police were opposed to the ‘complete inspection’ in regards to what the police mentioned regarding expanding the proportion of direct supplementary investigations by the prosecution at the time of their report on the presidential takeover committee last month.
“I understand that the new government’s promises are to maintain the current investigation system in a broad framework,” Nam explained.
Director Nam said, “Even now, the prosecution can directly conduct a supplementary investigation or make a request to the police. We will resolve the issue through inter-agency consultations,” he added.
He continued, “After we send the case, when the prosecution requests a supplementary investigation, it is often for reasons such as document supplementation. Even though there are standards for supplementary requirements within the prosecution, there are many cases in which they do not conform to them.”
He also mentioned difficulties in the field, saying, “From our point of view, it is not reasonable, such as requesting a list related to the case under trial.” He added, “The working-level council between the police and prosecutors is continuing, but if there is a meeting schedule, we will discuss it.”
Regarding concerns regarding the police’s ability to investigate six major crimes such as corruption, economy, public officials, elections, defense business crimes, and major catastrophes, Director Nam said, “We have been investigating all crimes including the six major crimes. “If you look at the percentage only, the number of cases handled by the police is significantly higher than that of the prosecution,” he emphasized.
It is said that there is no need to worry regarding the police’s investigative capacity as it has been trying to establish an investigation system for a long time and has improved its investigation capacity through hiring and training experts.
Regarding the plan to separate all police and police investigation functions and establish a separate investigative body, he said, “I don’t think it’s the right time to comment on the fact that the exact details haven’t been released yet.”
When the National Police Workers’ Council issued a statement in favor of complete inspection the day before, he only replied, “I know that field employees have demands such as improvement of working conditions, but we are actively trying to converge those parts.”
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Director Nam also expressed displeasure at the fact that the prosecution criticized the police’s decision to end the initial investigation in relation to the ‘valley murder’ case in which the suspects Lee Eun-hae and Jo Hyeon-soo were caught over the weekend and used it as a basis for opposing the investigation.
Director Nam said, “I would like to state clearly that some of the claims that the prosecution found that the police simply closed the case are clearly different from the truth.”
He continued, “It is true that the investigation was closed for the first time at the Gapyeong Police Station as no clear charges were revealed following an autopsy of the deceased, the contents of the phone call, the investigation of the neighbors, and the insurance relationship. It is a fact that additional allegations were discovered and are being investigated,” he emphasized.
He added, “In the current system, I think that each of the police officers has fulfilled their role. I don’t think it’s desirable to approach someone who did well and who didn’t.”
The police also kept quiet regarding the investigation, saying that as soon as they caught the suspects, they handed over the recruits to the prosecution.
However, he explained that he looked into the data related to the Seokbawi Rock accident for five years, but there were no confirmed charges.
On the other hand, Director Nam is investigating 25 and 37 people, respectively (duplicate number of 11 people) regarding the investigation of the People’s Action Rally in January and the large assembly of the National Federation of Trade Unions on the 13th of this month. We will investigate in accordance with the law and principles as the keynote,” he said.
Regarding the investigation related to Lee Jae-myung, former governor of Gyeonggi Province, such as allegations of lobbying and preferential treatment for Daejang-dong development, allegations of Seongnam FC donations, and the misappropriation of corporate cards, he said, “It is difficult to say in detail because the investigation is ongoing, but we will investigate in accordance with the law and principles.”
Regarding the investigation into the suspension of the redemption of the Discovery Fund, he explained, “We are analyzing the data obtained from the seizure and search of the headquarters and 17 sales companies three times, and the CEO was also summoned and investigated three times.”
Regarding the Ministry of Justice’s announcement that it would push forward the expansion of crimes that apply undercover investigations, he said, “Under the current law, digital sex crimes targeting children and adolescents are limited, but we actively agree with the expansion to adults. It is expected that we need to have the appropriate manpower, budget, and equipment.”
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