President Lee Jae Myung backs law ending prosecutors' direct investigations
South Korean leader says revision is start of judicial normalization, plans to sign bill despite opposition calls for veto
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President Lee Jae Myung defended a law ending prosecutors' direct investigations, calling it the start of judicial normalization, and said he will sign it despite opposition calls to veto it.
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National Assembly passed revision to Criminal Procedure Act stripping prosecution of direct investigative powers.
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday defended a recently passed legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations as "the beginning of judicial normalization," signaling his intention to sign the bill into law despite calls from the opposition party to veto it.
The president made the remarks at a Cabinet meeting following the National Assembly's passage of the revision to the Criminal Procedure Act, under which the prosecution will be stripped of its authority to conduct direct investigations, including supplementary investigation, leaving investigations solely to the police.
"Separating investigations from indictments is the starting point for normalizing the abnormal criminal justice system," Lee said. His remarks signaled the Cabinet's intention to give final approval to the revision, despite the main opposition bloc's call for him to use his presidential authority to veto the bill.
