▲ Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho (center) poses for a commemorative photo with appointed members at the launch ceremony of the Future Committee on Respect for Human Rights and Prosecution held at the Ministry of Justice in the Gwacheon Government Complex on the 10th.
The Ministry of Justice's Future Committee on Respect for Human Rights and Prosecution, launched to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuse of power by the prosecution, held its second meeting today (June 18).
During the meeting held this morning, the committee reportedly reviewed potential cases for additional investigation and discussed selection criteria.
Since the 16th, the committee has been accepting proposals for cases to be investigated through a notice titled "Announcement on Launch and Submission of Agenda Items" posted on the Ministry of Justice website.
The committee plans to select cases based on a comprehensive review of the grounds for allegations of human rights violations or abuse of power by the prosecution, the severity of the damage, social impact, and the necessity of preventing recurrence.
Committee Chair Jang Ju-young emphasized, "We will focus on impartially and objectively examining whether there were any flaws in the exercise of prosecutorial power in the past and on preparing measures to prevent recurrence."
The committee, which officially launched on the 10th, selected seven cases for its first round of investigations during its first meeting held on the same day: the Ssangbangwool Group's North Korea remittance case, the Daejang-dong development scandal, the case involving former Minjoo Research Institute Vice Director Kim Yong, the Wirye New Town development case, the West Sea public official killing case, the statistics manipulation case, and the alleged false reporting case regarding the "defamation of Yoon Suk Yeol."
As three of the seven cases involve President Lee Jae-myung, some have raised concerns that this may be "groundwork" for dropping the charges against the President.
The third meeting is scheduled to be held at 2:00 PM on the 26th.
(Photo: Provided by the Ministry of Justice, Yonhap News)
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