-As the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office ordered the Seoul High Prosecutors to take over the suspicion of the’judge’s inspection’, the Ministry of Justice announced that it would take necessary measures promptly, and interest in Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s re-attack card.
According to the legal community on the 9th, Minister Choo refrained from directing or making harsh remarks toward the prosecution after President Moon Jae-in emphasized “procedural legitimacy and fairness” over the operation of the Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol on the 3rd. It looks like it is doing.
However, the previous day (8th), the Ministry of Justice pointed out that the Seoul High Prosecutor’s Dividend Order for the case by Deputy Prosecutor Nam-gwan Cho, “It is difficult to see it as a measure that meets the public’s expectations for a fair and thorough investigation,” so follow-up is expected.
Some observe that Minister Chu will exercise the third investigative command during his term of office to investigate the case in a place other than the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office. Since this conflict of interest has avoided all command on this case, it seems difficult for Minister Chu to direct Yun to change the subject of the investigation. The Ministry of Justice said, “The command of the deputy chief of the great swordsman’s order is the same as that of the president. However, Article 8 of the Prosecutors’ Office Act stipulates that the Attorney General should direct and supervise only the prosecutor general in specific cases. Controversy over the law could be raised if Deputy General Cho, who ordered dividends, was commanded instead of the President.
In this regard, measures that the Supreme Prosecutor may take, such as ordering an inspection or fact-finding on the process of allocating the case, or approving the’Special Prosecutor’s Card’ issued by the Supreme Prosecutor, are also discussed as possible measures for the Minister Chu. Special prosecutors conduct independent investigations without the command and supervision of the prosecutor general.
The Ministry of Justice expressed regret that the investigation was eventually stopped by intervening in the investigation of the judge of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office after returning to the office of the chief prosecutor the day before, and pointed out that the case was an investigation under the jurisdiction of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.
The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office came in and investigated a complaint objecting to the investigation procedure of the Prosecutor’s Office, and did not intervene in the investigation of the Prosecutor’s Office. They refuted that it was difficult to expect fairness.
Even if the Ministry of Justice tries to order an inspection or fact-finding investigation on the dividend through the inspector’s office, it is necessary to have a’reasonable reason’ for this.
The Great Sword refuted and brought out a request for the appointment of a special prosecutor. In the case of a special prosecutor, in the past, nomination was possible only by the decision of the president, but now, approval by the attorney general is required. However, it is unclear whether the Ministry of Justice will accept it.
Earlier, the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office gathered the opinion that it was necessary to introduce a special prosecutor even at the time of the’Channel A incident’ and delivered it to the Ministry of Justice, but Minister Chu refused. At the time, Minister Chu dismissed, “There is no justification or necessity for a change of the investigation team or the claim of a third special prosecutor, and contrary to the order of the minister.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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