Blue House: 'President Lee Has Never Wavered on Separation of Prosecution's Investigative and Indictment Powers'

The Blue House stated today (July 16) that "President Lee and the Blue House have never wavered on the core value of prosecution reform, which is the separation of investigative and indictment powers."

Senior Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong gave this response when asked by reporters about recent remarks made by writer Rhyu Si-min, a commentator aligned with the ruling bloc, who suggested that President Lee does not want the separation of investigative and indictment powers.

However, Spokesperson Kang added, "We do not have a separate stance on the remarks of a specific individual. We will not be responding to them separately."

Previously, Rhyu mentioned on the YouTube channel 'Maebul Show' yesterday that "the reason reform has not been achieved for over a year is that the President does not want the complete separation of investigation and indictment."

Meanwhile, regarding the offensive by People Power Party Representative Jang Dong-hyuk over allegations that President Lee played golf on the day a crew member of a Navy frigate went missing, Spokesperson Kang said, "It is difficult to confirm the President's private schedule. We have no particular stance."

Regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on July 15 (local time) mentioning shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea, where he said, "We will probably be looking at some companies coming from South Korea and other areas," she stated, "I understand that President Trump and President Lee discussed related matters during several dinners."

She added, "It is true that there was a conversation regarding shipbuilding (between the two leaders)," but noted, "It is difficult to confirm whether the specific content mentioned by President Trump was brought up in the talks between the leaders."

In relation to this, a Blue House official explained, "As there is a consensus between the leaders of both countries on mutually beneficial cooperation in the shipbuilding sector, we hope to continue to flesh out cooperation plans through consultations between the two countries," adding, "Specific cooperation plans will be discussed through working-level talks in the future."
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