Acting Minister of Justice Kim Seok-woo briefing on the veto of the ‘Myung Tae-kyun Special Prosecutor Act’,
, ‘The Ministry of Justice announced regarding Acting President Choi Sang-mok’s exercise of veto power on the so-called “Myung Tae-kyun Special Prosecutor Act” that “the scope and target of investigation in the bill are unclear and extensive, raising significant issues of possible over-investigation.”‘,
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, ‘The Ministry of Justice stated, “This bill allows for investigation into all recent elections and important policy decision processes,” and made the aforementioned statement.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, “The special prosecutor should be introduced supplementally and exceptionally only in cases where investigations by existing agencies are insufficient or their fairness or objectivity is questioned; however, in this case, neither supplementality nor exceptionality is recognized,” it said.’,
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, ‘It also stated, “Granting the special prosecutor the authority to maintain prosecutions in ongoing trials does not align with the purpose of the special prosecutor system.”‘,
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, ‘A Ministry of Justice official added, “The rule that if the president does not appoint a special prosecutor within three days of receiving nominations, the oldest nominee is deemed appointed is an unprecedented provision that could infringe on the president’s authority to appoint special prosecutors and violate the principle of separation of powers.”‘,
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