As Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol publicly criticizes the establishment of a serious crime investigation office (investigation office) promoted by the passport, there is a sign that the current of conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office will spread.
It is predicted that the power battle between Justice Minister Park Beom-gye and President Yoon, which began with the prosecution's greetings, is maximizing the abolition of the prosecution's right to investigate.
In a media interview today (2nd), President Yoon criticized the establishment of an investigation office under which the passport is being promoted, saying, "It is to use the guise of democracy and to abolish the rule of law."
This remark came in the midst of gathering opinions from prosecutors nationwide on the establishment of the investigation office.
The Ministry of Justice recently received a request for inquiry from the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee, and is collecting opinions from front-line prosecutors on the Investigation Office through the Great Prosecutors' Office.
The Supreme Prosecutor's Office is scheduled to collect opinions by tomorrow and deliver them to the Ministry of Justice. Inside the prosecution, concerns have arisen that the Ministry of Justice will pass the opinions of the front line to the National Assembly as they are.
In this situation, President Yoon directly expressed his opposition to the Investigation Office, and the prosecution's opinion was publicized to the public.
Within the prosecution, there is a prospect that the complaints of prosecutors, which have been infested under the surface of the water, will lead to an open backlash, with the remarks of President Yoon.
In particular, if the Ministry of Justice votes in favor of the establishment of the Investigation Office, the conflict between the Supreme Sword and the Ministry of Justice is expected to deepen.
Minister Park Bum-gye has agreed with the opinion of the passport several times, saying, "Ultimately, the investigation and prosecution must be completely separated."
However, he showed a cautious attitude by saying, "There should be no gaps in the capacity to respond to national investigations" or "There are disagreements within the Ministry of Justice."
The conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors' Office arose from a high-ranking prosecutor's officer who conducted after Park Bum-gye took office.
Prior to the announcement, Minister Park met officially twice saying that he would listen to President Yoon's opinion, but the final personnel plan was announced on the 7th of last month, a holiday without asking for his opinion.
In this process, the conflict with Shin Hyun-soo, chief executive officer of the Blue House, was amplified.
The Ministry of Justice recently held a mid-level executive and gave investigation power to the prosecution policy researcher Lim Eun-jeong, and both institutions are in a nervous war.
Inside and outside the prosecution, observations are made that the prosecutor Im was given the right to investigate in order to investigate the suspicion of a perjury teacher by the prosecution at the time of the trial for the case of former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook's violation of the Political Fund Act.
The restrictions on prosecution in this case expire on the 22nd of this month.
In response, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office sent an official letter to the Ministry of Justice, asking,'Please check what the legal basis for which you gave the right of investigation to Senior Prosecutor Lim Eun-jung.
The Ministry of Justice has not yet responded, but it is a position that there is no legal problem in giving the Prosecutor Lim the right to investigate.
In general, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office said that the Prosecutor General made the order of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office to act as a proxy for the investigation, but the Ministry of Justice explained that the Chief Prosecutor Lim was not ordered as an official representative.
If Chief Prosecutor Lim actually proceeds to investigate the suspicion of a perjury teacher by the investigation team at the time, it is predicted that internal opposition to the prosecution may increase.
An official in the legal profession said, "As Minister Park Bum-gye took office, there was an expectation that the relationship between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors would improve, but they are colliding everywhere." "I expected.