Ruling and Opposition Special Committee on Prosecutor Reform Dismisses "Speed Control Theory" with "Speed Should Have Been Increased to Control"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] The Special Committee on Prosecution Reform of the Democratic Party of Korea on the 25th decided to name the investigative agency, established to separate investigation and prosecution by the prosecution, as the Serious Crime Investigation Agency and to place it under the Ministry of Justice. Regarding the repeatedly raised 'speed control theory,' they dismissed the controversy by saying, "Shouldn't we have accelerated first to control the speed?"

Oh Ki-hyung, spokesperson for the Special Committee on Prosecution Reform and a Democratic Party lawmaker, held a briefing at the National Assembly in the morning and said, "We are reaching a consensus that the investigative agency will be named the Serious Crime Investigation Agency and that it will be under the Ministry of Justice."

Regarding the reform of the prosecution's organizational system, Oh said, "We are discussing measures to prohibit judges and prosecutors from handling criminal cases for a certain period after their appointment and retirement." He added, "There are issues related to region and time for a certain period, and we are listening to opinions." He also said, "There is an opinion to institutionalize the standards for case assignment to prosecutors, and we are gathering ideas to establish a Case Assignment Standards Committee."

On the prosecution personnel system, he said, "No special discussions have taken place yet," but added, "Discussions related to disciplinary procedures are ongoing."

Regarding the mention of 'speed control theory' by Yoo Young-min, Chief Presidential Secretary, on the previous day (24th), he said, "I have never thought about that," and criticized it as "a term created by the media."

Min Hyung-bae, a member of the special committee, also said, "Such a term has never been mentioned nor does it exist," and pointed out, "Shouldn't we have accelerated first to control the speed?"