KOR
▲ The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which focuses on the "abolition of supplementary investigation powers" submitted the previous day, is being passed led by the ruling party at the 3rd plenary session of the July extraordinary session held at the National Assembly on the 31st.
The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, which completely abolishes prosecutors' direct investigation authority, has passed the National Assembly plenary session.
As a result, the judicial system that has continued for 70 years since the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Act in 1954 is facing a comprehensive transition.
The amendment was passed today (the 31st) at the National Assembly plenary session with 175 in favor, 2 against, and 1 abstention out of 178 lawmakers present.
The People Power Party did not participate in the vote.
Opposing the bill's processing, the People Power Party requested a filibuster immediately after the amendment was submitted to the plenary session yesterday (the 30th) and continued debate.
A filibuster is a legal obstruction of legislative proceedings through unlimited debate.
The amendment, processed under the leadership of the Democratic Party of Korea and progressive opposition parties, contains provisions to completely separate investigation and indictment to block prosecutors' direct investigations.
Prosecutors' supplementary investigation powers will also be abolished.
However, prosecutors may request supplementary investigations from judicial police officers.
Upon receiving a request for a supplementary investigation, the police must complete the investigation within one month and notify the prosecutor of the results.
The investigation period may be extended by up to one month if necessary.
The amendment requires all materials produced during the investigation process to be recorded in the Korea Information System for Criminal Justice Services (KICS).
If the police decide not to forward a case, complainants, victims, and informants can file an objection.
The right to view or copy case records necessary for filing an objection was also granted.
The amendment newly added cases where an indictment is filed based on serious illegal investigations as grounds for a dismissal of indictment.
Cases where an indictment is filed significantly exceeding discretionary prosecution power were also included as grounds for dismissal of indictment.
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