Justice Minister Jeong Seong-ho expresses his intention to resign to President Lee
Justice Minister Jeong Seong-ho's resignation creates ripples amid discussions on abolishing prosecutors' supplementary investigative powers Take a quick look at the background linked to the Democratic Party's legislation on prosecution reform and the political situation ahead
It was confirmed on the 24th that Justice Minister Jung Sungho had recently expressed his intention to resign to President Lee Jaemyung. His expression of resignation reportedly came after the Democratic Party decided to push for the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation rights.
At a leadership meeting on the 22nd, the Democratic Party reaffirmed its position that the principle of separating investigation and prosecution must be maintained and finalized its policy to abolish supplementary investigation rights. The party is pushing for amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, including measures to establish separate procedures for crimes against some socially vulnerable groups, such as sexual offenses.
The Democratic Party has set a goal of handling the related bill within this month. Party leadership described it as the final stage of prosecution reform legislation and stressed the need for swift passage.