South Korea Opposition Says Prosecution Bill Shields President
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Top prosecutor offers to resign after passage of bill on stripping prosecution of investigative powers
Acting Prosecutor General Koo Ja-hyeon offered to resign Friday, shortly after the National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), passed a bill aimed at abolishing the prosecution's direct investigative powers. Koo told reporters Friday evening he has tendered his resignation offer to "take responsibility" for the passage of the contested bill. The revision to the Criminal Procedure Act passed a plenary session in a 175-2 …
Passed under the leadership of the ruling party… People Power Party boycotts vote in 'attempt to block Pilber'. The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which completely abolishes prosecutors' direct investigative authority, was passed at the plenary session on the 31st. Consequently, the judicial system that has remained in place for 70 years since its enactment in 1954 is also being completely overhauled.
An amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act abolishing prosecutors' direct investigative powers has passed the National Assembly plenary session. It separates investigation and prosecution and restricts powers such as supplementary investigation authority. The People Power Party criticized this as a measure to shield President Lee Jae-myung and urged the exercise of a veto. The confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties appears to be…
[News Tomato Reporter Kang Ye-seul] Acting Prosecutor General Koo Ja-hyun expressed his intention to resign, stating that he "feels a deep sense of responsibility" regarding the passage of the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which centers on the abolition of supplementary investigations by prosecutors, through the National Assembly plenary session. Meeting with reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, …
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