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The conclusion of the overnight nationwide panel of judges was announced in the morning of the 20th.

Public prosecutors criticized the oversight bill with one voice, but this evening, chief prosecutors from all over the country gather at the same place to hold an additional response meeting.



First news, reporter Ahn Hee-jae.



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The national public prosecutor representative meeting held for the first time in 19 years lasted for more than 10 hours and ended at 5:10 in the morning.



After the meeting, the representatives of the public prosecutors strongly criticized the 'Crime Inspection Act' as a 'criminal neglect law' that grants indulgences to criminals and only aggravates the suffering of victims.



[Nam So-jeong / Ulsan District Prosecutor's Office: We cover the prosecutor's eyes and tie their hands and feet to create a 'country where crime is rampant, but no criminals', and block the powerless people from protecting their rights and interests on their own...

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We also agreed on the opinion that the abolition of the prosecution's investigative power could lead to substantial harm to the people, and that the separation of investigation and prosecution did not meet international standards and that it could not be separated to properly exercise the right to prosecution.



He also emphasized that he would take the lead in preparing countermeasures to ensure the fairness and neutrality of the investigation, including external controls.

[Prosecutor Im Jin-cheol/Seoul Central Prosecutor's Office: Prosecutors' representatives across the country from 7pm tonight



in introducing various systems that can guarantee the fairness and neutrality of the prosecution, such as the representative meeting of the public prosecutors, which is an internal check-in device.



They will continue the meeting to respond to the Inspection and Waiver Act.



An official from the meeting explained the reason for the convening of the meeting, saying, "As a working-level person in charge of the prosecution's work, an important agenda can be rushed forward too quickly, causing irreparable damage to the people."



About 50 people are expected to attend.



The next day, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office invited figures from the academic and legal circles to hold a public hearing and to gather opinions on the theoretical and practical problems of the bill.