"Revision of Criminal Procedure Act is the Final Puzzle" vs. "Pushing for Alternative Bill as Party Platform"

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The Democratic Party is accelerating its efforts to revise the Criminal Procedure Act to completely abolish the prosecution's supplementary investigation authority. The People Power Party is strongly opposing this, countering that it will soon push for an alternative bill as its party platform, with the core focus of maintaining the supplementary investigation authority.

Report by Ha Jeongyeon.

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The Democratic Party reiterated its determination to process the bill today (July 10), calling the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act, which centers on the abolition of supplementary investigation authority, the final puzzle of prosecution reform.

[Han Byeong-do / Democratic Party Floor Leader: The Democratic Party will uphold the historical principle of separating investigation and prosecution until the end, and we will certainly complete the prosecution reform for the people, not for a power institution.]

While acknowledging concerns raised in some quarters, the party stated that it would prepare supplementary measures during the bill review process.

The Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly held a bill review subcommittee meeting today led by the Democratic Party and is currently reviewing the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act.

The review began with only lawmakers from the pan-ruling bloc in attendance, as the People Power Party is protesting the composition of the standing committees.

The People Power Party protested, asking how they could proceed with this given the so-called "Jang Yun-gi case," and argued that maintaining the supplementary investigation authority is a matter of course.

[Jeong Jeom-sik / People Power Party Floor Leader: This is a shocking case where the police destroyed evidence for a murderer. Maintaining the supplementary investigation authority to check the police's monopoly on investigation power is only natural...]

The party also called for the resignation of Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung and Acting Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency Yoo Jae-seong, and announced its position that it would soon propose an alternative bill regarding the abolition of the supplementary investigation authority and push for it as a party platform.

(Video reporting: Oh Young-chun, Lee Seung-hwan, Kim Yong-woo | Video editing: Yoo Mi-ra)
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