[National Planning Committee Briefing] National Planning Committee: "Prosecutors' Office Abused Power Through Targeted Investigations... Will Abolish Prosecutors' Office"

On August 13, the National Planning Committee announced, "We will abolish the Prosecutors' Office, which has abused its authority through targeted investigations and other means."

Hae-Sik Lee, Head of the Political Administration Division, National Policy Planning Committee. Yonhap News Agency

Hae Sik Lee, Head of the Political Administration Division of the National Planning Committee, made this statement during the National Planning Committee's Public Briefing Session held at the Blue House State Guest House that afternoon, adding, "We will reform both the prosecution and the police."

He stated, "We will complete prosecution reform by separating investigation and indictment through the establishment of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the Prosecution Agency, and by normalizing legal administration through the de-prosecution of the Ministry of Justice." He added, "To ensure democratic oversight of the police, whose authority will be relatively strengthened, we will make the National Police Commission more effective, and after a pilot phase, fully implement the autonomous police system."

He continued, "The Lee Jae-myung administration will realize a better democracy by reforming power institutions and strengthening local politics," and added, "We will protect the lives and safety of the people and become a loyal and competent government to build a true Republic of Korea."

He also stated, "We will improve the ratio of national to local taxes to 7:3 and raise the local allocation tax rate," and added, "We will expand grassroots democracy, fully implement residents' councils, and pilot the introduction of township-level self-governance."

In addition, he said, "To revitalize regions facing population decline, we will expand the Local Extinction Response Fund and pilot the creation of compact cities centered on living zones."