In South Korea, the prosecutor's top prosecutor's president resigns in protest over the fact that the current ruling party is aiming to amend the law to transfer almost all of the prosecution's investigative power to the police before the change of government next month. However, the confusion continues, such as the president himself embarking on the settlement of the situation.
Last week, South Korea's innovative ruling party, the Democratic Party of Korea, submitted to the Diet a bill to amend the Public Prosecutor's Office Law, which includes transferring almost all of the prosecution's investigative powers to the police.
In response, the prosecutor's top prosecutor, Kim Os (Kim * Soo), expressed his resignation for protest on the 17th, saying that the revision of the law was unconstitutional, and on the 18th, Moon Jae-in ( Moon Jae-in) I met with the President and directly expressed his concerns about the revision of the law.
According to the South Korean presidential office, President Mun urged Prosecutor Kim to continue his duties, but urged the ruling party and others to hold sufficient discussions, saying that "the reform of the prosecution must be for the people." ..
In South Korea, prosecutors have used strong authority to arrest and prosecute successive presidents, and President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol was also investigated by former president Park Geun-hye during his time as a prosecutor. I took command.
For this reason, there is a view that the ruling party's move before the change of government may be aimed at containing the investigation into President Mun, but the reform of the law is also from the innovative media supporting the Mun administration. There are opinions that it should be done with caution.
* The second Chinese character of Prosecutor Kim Os is Sanzuinigo.