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For the first time, President Moon Jae-in publicly expressed his thoughts on the abolition of the prosecution's investigative authority.
He said he thinks that the parliamentary chairman's mediation plan, which has been criticized by both the opposition and the opposition, worked out well, and he gave strength to it.
Today (25th) press conference contents, reporter Kwon Ran summarized.
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President Moon Jae-in met with reporters with two weeks left before retirement.
He positively evaluated the acceptance of the arbitration proposal by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the opposition and opposition parties, citing the existing position that it is desirable to separate the prosecution's investigative and prosecuting powers.
[President Moon Jae-in: I think that the agreement between the two parties, which was achieved through mediation by National Assembly Speaker Park Byung-seok, went well.]
It is an extension of the emphasis on 'the time of the National Assembly', that is, the agreement of the opposition parties, since the beginning of the discussion on the review and complete bill.
In addition, it was interpreted as a detour expressing concern about the fact that the power of the Democratic Party, which had exclusively dealt with the bill through the Agenda Mediation Committee, as well as President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and the people, put the brakes on the arbitration plan.
To the prosecution's opposition to the arbitration proposal, he added, "I understand" but bitterly.
[President Moon Jae-in: I think it depends on how much the prosecution and the police cooperate to increase the efficiency of investigation for the people and achieve a fair investigation.]
Whether or not the resignation submitted by the top prosecutors, including Prosecutor General Kim Oh-su, will be accepted. avoided an immediate answer.
However, it is said that it will be considered over time rather than making a decision right away.
Regarding the appointments of former Attorney General Cho Kuk and former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who became the spark for the oversight bill, he said, "I am sorry that it did not meet the public's expectations."
Regarding the possibility of a final pardon within the term of former President Lee Myung-bak, former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo, and professor Jeong Gyeong-shim, he answered in principle, saying, "The support and consensus of the people is the criterion for judging, not the prerogative of the president."
(Video coverage: main culprits, Lee Yong-han, Choi Dae-woong, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)