President Lee Jae-myung calls on the Central Investigation Agency to be a ‘trustworthy institution’

'Attending the Cabinet Meeting for the first time' and being appointed as the Director of the Public Prosecution and Heavy Investigation Service, "I hope it will become a trusted institution"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook and Seol Seung-eun = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 6th to the recently launched Serious Crimes Investigation Office (Serious Crimes Investigation Office), "Please strictly and thoroughly investigate the criminal acts of the so-called powerful social leaders, learned and rich people regardless of whether they are on your side or my side, the ruling or opposition party, without the slightest hesitation."

At a cabinet meeting presided over at the Blue House on this day, President Lee said, “There are times when our people wonder whether there is truly justice in this country.”

He then reiterated, “Please do your best to uncover the truth about incidents that the public has doubts about so that they can be completely resolved, and in the process, ensure a fair social order so that no one is wronged or benefits unfairly.”

President Lee also urged the acting Director of the Public Prosecution Service and the Acting Director of the Central Investigations Office, who attended the cabinet meeting for the first time, to pay attention to strict enforcement of law and order and moderation in the exercise of authority.

President Lee described the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office and the establishment of the Public Prosecution Office and the Central Investigation Office as "the people's historic decision," and said, "The investigation and prosecution functions must never again be abused or manipulated by political power or fail to fulfill their original roles."

In addition, he said, “The basis of investigation and prosecution is to discover crimes and hold them accountable, but on the other hand, it is an important value to prevent wrongful people from being wronged in the process,” and introduced the law that “even if you miss ten culprits, you must not create one wrongful victim.”

At the same time, he emphasized, "It should never be allowed to wrong someone under the pretext of maintaining order," and "investigative and prosecution agencies with the power entrusted to them by the people should never create or neglect unfair things against individuals."

Also, regarding the evils of the past when the authority to investigate and prosecute was concentrated in the prosecution, he said, "Everyone will understand what it means to make money by covering up and making a living to get ahead," and added, "In the meantime, what will happen to the victims of unfair crimes, what will happen to the basic order of the country, and what will we do with those who are turned into perpetrators even though they are victims and live with a lifelong grudge?"

President Lee said, "Robbery and kidnapping are bad things, but if you entrust the power of the state to solve them and then use them to commit such crimes, it is much more serious than the crimes committed by civilians." He said, "I hope that such crimes will never happen again, that we will properly maintain national and social order, and that we will become a trustworthy investigation and prosecution agency that will do its best to protect human rights so that no one is wronged in the process."