People Power Party Intensifies Offensive Against Prosecution's Supplementary Investigation Rights: "Is the Ruling Party on the Side of Murderers, Not Victims?"

The People Power Party continued its relentless offensive today (July 9) against the Democratic Party of Korea, which is pushing to abolish the prosecution's right to conduct supplementary investigations, citing allegations of collusion between the investigation team and the father of Jang Yoon-gi, a murderer who killed a high school girl in Gwangju, who is an incumbent police officer.
Leader Jang Dong-hyeok stated at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly today, "The dismantling of the prosecution and the stripping of their supplementary investigation rights will ultimately create a paradise for criminals."
He emphasized, "The recent heinous rape and murder case of a high school girl by Jang Yoon-gi has once again proven how important the prosecution's supplementary investigation is. Without the prosecution's supplementary investigation, the truth would have been buried forever."
He added, "It is said that among the public these days, there is a saying that 'when a soldier becomes president, soldiers are respected, and when a businessman becomes president, businessmen are respected, but when a criminal becomes president, only criminals are respected.' The tears of aggrieved citizens will gather into a massive wave, and that wave will swallow the Lee Jae-myung administration."
Supreme Council member Shin Dong-wook pointed out, "This case clearly shows what kind of hardships the socially vulnerable will face if the prosecution's right to supplementary investigation disappears. Is it acceptable to make the country such a mess and create a world where the rights and interests of the socially vulnerable are infringed upon because of President Lee Jae-myung's judicial risks?"
Supreme Council member Cho Kwang-han emphasized, "The collusion in the Jang Yoon-gi case nakedly shows the expected consequences of the abolition of the Prosecutors' Office, which is being pushed by the massive ruling party based on emotions. The adjustment of investigative powers, forced through in the name of reform when it is not, will eventually lead to side effects such as the bloating of police power without checks and incompetent investigations."
Representative Lee Yang-soo wrote on Facebook, "I cannot help but be enraged by the arrogance of the administration, which is pushing for a wicked law to completely abolish the prosecution's supplementary investigation rights even after clearly witnessing the Jang Yoon-gi case that shocked the entire nation. Is the Democratic Party, which intends to take away the last safety device to fill the loopholes in investigations and provide relief to aggrieved victims, on the side of murderers or on the side of innocent citizens?"
Representative Joo Jin-woo emphasized, "This is not a matter to be resolved by cutting off the tail with the arrest of the investigation team leader. It is a grave issue that requires the resignation of both the Minister of the Interior and Safety and the acting Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency. If we do not correct this right now, people will shed tears of blood. We must also consider a special counsel."
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