Justice Minister candidate Han Dong-hoon clearly stated to the National Assembly that he "cannot agree" with the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prosecutor's Office Act, so-called 'completely deprived of the prosecution's investigation authority'.



In the answer to the hearing secured by the office of Representative Yang Hyang-ja of the International Legislative and Judiciary Committee today (4th), a candidate said, "With the unreasonable legislative promotion of the Inspection and Disqualification Act, criminals are not punished even after committing a crime, and only the powerless can suffer damage. “There is an institutional loophole,” he said.



He continued, "If the prosecution's request for direct complementary investigation or supplementary investigation is abolished, case processing will be delayed and responsibility will become unclear." The damage will be passed on to them.”



The intention is that if the investigation experience and competence of the prosecutor, a legal expert, cannot be utilized in a new field or in a case requiring difficult legal principles, the national anti-corruption response capacity will be weakened and the risk of the case being obscured increases.



One candidate also pointed out that there is no reason or justification to suddenly deprive the prosecution's investigative function in a situation where the new criminal justice system, such as the adjustment of the prosecutor's and police investigative powers and the high-ranking public officials' crime investigation office, has not yet been established.



He emphasized, "In a situation where the establishment of a new criminal justice system and resolution of public inconvenience are of no priority, if the fundamentals of the system are changed again, there is a risk that only the public will have to endure enormous inconvenience."



“As a result, if the inspection is complete, it is the people who will suffer the most,” he said.



After being appointed as the first Justice Minister under the Yun Seok-Yeol administration, one candidate has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the overhaul bill.



On the way to the office of the hearing preparation team on the 15th of last month, he strongly criticized the ruling party pushing the bill, saying, "People will be curious to know what has happened over the past five years and why we have to make such an innocent night escape."



One candidate also expressed concern about the ruling party's plan to phase out all prosecution investigation powers and replace them by creating a Serious Crime Investigation Agency.



One candidate said, "Establishing a heavy investigation agency and depriving the prosecution of the investigation function is a law that effectively abolishes the prosecutor's office," said one candidate. claimed.



He noted that 27 of the 35 countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recognize the investigative function of prosecutors by constitution or law, and said, “The systemic ban on the investigation of prosecutors, who are national lawyers, is unprecedented in advanced legislation. Can't find it."



One candidate is expected to actively express this opinion in the hearings of the National Assembly.



He said yesterday that even after President Moon Jae-in promulgated the oversight bill, he said, "I will give my opinion in detail as a candidate for the justice minister at a hearing on the problems and countermeasures of legislation and fears."



Rep. Yang Hyang-ja said, "This review and overhaul bill is a three-pronged bill without justification, practicality, and cooperation. I did.