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It was confirmed as a result of SBS coverage that the order of the Ministry of Justice, which prevented disclosure of the contents of the prosecution investigation to the media, would be completely revised.

This is to guarantee the public's right to know related to major public investigations such as politicians, but the ban on photo lines continues.



This is an exclusive report by reporter Ahn Hee-jae.



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[Cho Kuk / Minister of Justice at the time (October 2019): Prohibition of



disclosure of criminal cases made immediately after the resignation of former Minister Cho Kuk . 



The disclosure of the investigation details before the trial was finalized was strictly restricted, and public summons and the installation of photo lines, which had been done only to major public figures, were also prohibited.



As the first beneficiary of avoiding public summons was former Minister Cho himself, there were also criticisms of the 'self-bulleting' rule.



The Ministry of Justice decided to completely revise the previous government's prohibition of disclosure of criminal cases as infringing on the public's right to know.



Except for the specialized public affairs office that is not in charge of the investigation, the rule stipulating that prosecutors or investigators must not meet with reporters or comment on the case will be abolished.



It is known that the briefing on the case conducted by the deputy prosecutor of the front-line prosecutor's office who directs the investigation will be revived.



However, the principle of prohibition of photo lines, which was decided during the time of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, is maintained to protect human rights.



There is also an interpretation that it is not a paving stone to obtain an investigation engine at a time when investigations targeting the former government, such as the case of repatriation of fishermen to North Korea, are in full swing.



[Hong Wan-sik/Professor, Konkuk University Law School: (In the meantime) How selective was the disclosure of the facts of the suspect?

Because they want to do what they want now, so change the rules.

We need to be careful.]



It seems that the National Assembly's monitoring is necessary so that the past bad habits of leaking investigative information and pressurizing the suspects do not repeat, while maintaining the good functions of guaranteeing the people's right to know and restoring the media's check function.



(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Park Ki-duk)