Lee Urged To Prioritize Victims Over Prosecutorial Reform Fight
2026-07-27 22:03:26
According to Yonhap, South Korea's Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho resigned on Sunday after the ruling Democratic Party of Korea reaffirmed plans to push an amendment that would strip prosecutors of authority to oversee police investigations in criminal cases. Jung said prosecutors should keep that power to protect crime victims, and he later reiterated his intention to quit, while the presidential office said reports that he had offered to resign were not true. The party plans to submit the revision to the Criminal Procedure Act to a plenary session of South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday and is expected to pass it despite opposition from the People Power Party. If approved, the bill would still require President Lee Jae Myung's signature before taking effect, and Lee has previously said he supports keeping prosecutors' supervisory role over police investigations.
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