Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who returned to his duties due to the court's decision to suspend the suspension of suspension, gave guidelines to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the National Prosecutors' Office to respond to the spread of Corona 19.
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said that Yoon held a'Corona 19-related countermeasure meeting' on the afternoon of the 25th and ordered the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the National Prosecutors' Office to take three additional measures in response to Corona 19.
On the 16th, just before his job was suspended, President Yoon ordered each prosecutor's office to refrain from subpoenaing small businessmen and to minimize the level of criminal law enforcement.
In addition, President Yoon ordered that, as Corona 19 is rapidly spreading, the investigation will also prioritize and conduct the investigation centering on the imminent serious crime case.
In addition, we ordered to reduce the number of summons as much as possible by actively utilizing video and online investigations through mobile phones and e-mails, and to adjust the total number of summons per day at the Prosecutors' Office with the approval of the prosecutor's office or deputy prosecutor in advance.
President Yoon also ordered that the quarantine and safety of criminal justice facilities should be regarded as a top priority considering the recent outbreak of large-scale group infection in the Seoul East Detention Center.
In addition, President Yoon stressed that the right to access and transport with lawyers and family members is a fundamental right under the constitution, so the government has an obligation to make every effort to ensure maximum coverage even in a corona 19 emergency.
To this end, he added that prosecutors at all levels and facilities should take active measures to provide online video interviews.
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