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The Democratic Party has entered the process of enforcing a bill that will completely abolish the prosecution's investigative powers.

The bill was submitted to the House Judiciary Committee.

The ruling and opposition parties held a sharp battle until dawn today (19th), and further discussions are scheduled to continue in the afternoon.



Reporter Kang Min-woo reports.



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The amendment bill to the Prosecutor's Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Act proposed by the Democratic Party of Korea was submitted to the First Subcommittee of the Legislative and Judiciary Committee last night.



This is the so-called 'Complete Inspection Act', which aims to separate the prosecution's investigative and prosecuting powers.



People's Power lawmakers argued that further discussion was needed, saying that if the relevant law is revised, the prosecution's supplementary investigation will be blocked, and the damage will eventually be seen by the public.



[Jeon Joo-hye / Rep. of People's Power: Why do we have to review so quickly? The meeting was held in a situation where there was not enough review.

So this is with plenty of time...

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On the other hand, Democratic lawmakers responded that it was inevitable before the inauguration of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, saying that if the bloated prosecutor's authority was reduced, human rights violations could be prevented.



[Lee Su-jin / Democratic Party member: In a situation where it is estimated that the exercise of the veto right is too strong, there is no choice but to urgently do the separate investigation and prosecution bill...

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The deputy chief of the Court Administration, who attended the second lieutenant and exchanged questions and answers with lawmakers from the opposition and opposition parties, emphasized the need for a 'careful approach'.





[Hyung-Doo Kim / Deputy Director of Court Administration: It is believed that the National Assembly

will decide whether to revise the law by closely examining various circumstances, such as investigation capacity, impact on the overall criminal law system, and comparison of overseas legislative cases and similar laws.]

He did not hide his discomfort, saying, "Is it reasonable for the Court Administration, which is the judiciary, to present an opinion?"



The second lieutenant of the Judiciary Committee did not go through a separate resolution process, and the discussion continues at 2 pm today.