Kim Dong-yeon, Democratic Party presidential primary candidate: ”Prosecutors' retaliatory investigations, the indictment of former President Moon Jae-in is representative... reduced to prosecution office” (South Korea)

Kim Dong-yeon, a presidential primary candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan, said on the 25th, "We will prevent the abuse of investigative powers by dispersing and checking the absolute power of the prosecution and ensure that no injustice occurs.
"We will ensure that all people are treated well and that their human rights are protected," Kim said. Speaking to reporters at his camp office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the same day, he said, "The prosecution is conducting an investigation that shows leniency towards someone, but
A typical example is the case of Kim Gun-Hee (the wife of former President Yoon Seok-Yeol).
"If the roles and incentive structures of an organization are not changed, it is likely that the wrong behavior will continue," he said.
"Most of the issues are about amending the law. I think the new government and the National Assembly will be able to handle them," Kim said.
"The constitutional amendment to strip the prosecutors of their investigative powers will be able to be discussed at least during next year's local elections," he added. On that day, candidate Kim proposed reducing the prosecutors' office to an indictment agency and completely separating investigative powers from prosecution powers.
Instead of abolishing the prosecutors' investigative powers, the Office for Investigating Crimes by High-Ranking Public Officials will be expanded and reorganized, and a "Major Crimes Investigation Office" will be established under the Prime Minister's Office, and investigative personnel will be
The plan is to transfer the responsibilities of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency to the National Police Agency. The Agency will be responsible for investigating corruption, economic crimes, crimes against public officials, election crimes, disaster-related crimes, and drug-related crimes, while the police will be in charge of the remaining general crime investigations.
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