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Suddenly, the prosecution’s investigation slowed down … Pay attention to whether Lee Seong-yoon’s case was transferred again
The arrest warrant against the head of the Aliens and Aliens Policy Headquarters Cha Gyu-geun, former Vice Minister of Justice Kim Hak-eui, was dismissed in court at dawn on the 6th. The dismissal of the arrest warrant against the head of the Cha headquarters stopped the prosecution’s investigation, which accelerated the search for the confiscation and summons of related persons.
Dae-Seok Oh, a warrant dedicated to the Suwon District Law, conducted an interrogation of the suspect before arresting him for the head of headquarters on suspicion of obstructing the exercise of the right to abuse of authority, writing and exercising false official documents, and Abandonment of duty. It’s difficult ”and he dismissed the order.
Judge Oh said: “The matter is not light when considering the need to comply with strict due process, but it is difficult to judge that there is fear of destruction of evidence or fear of escape in light of the evidence collected during the investigation. and the attitude of the suspect in the investigation “.
Director Cha is in charge of receiving personal information inquiry reports, including Kim’s name, date of birth, immigration control information, etc., from the morning of March 19, 2019 to the afternoon of March 22, 2019. month, 177 times since the morning. from March 19, 2019 to the afternoon of the 22 of the same month, they are receiving. In addition, he is also in charge of approving the withdrawal request on the morning of the 23rd, a day later, despite knowing the circumstances that the prosecutor of the Past Photographic Investigation Group at the time of the Office of the Chief Prosecutor at that time was taking illegally. an emergency withdrawal action against former Vice Minister Kim.
The prosecution said the charges were proven after calling the head of Cha’s headquarters as a suspect three times last month, and he filed a full-blown arrest warrant on the 2nd. However, as the court dismissed the arrest warrant , the prosecution investigation that was accelerating came to a standstill.
However, given that the reason for the dismissal of the court order by the court is not that there is room for controversy over the criminal charges, it is expected to opt for the procedure of completing the investigation and delivering the head of the headquarters of the Cha. instead of claiming the court order.
It is also interesting that the case of practicing prosecutors such as the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Seong-yoon, who was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Office of Senior Public Officials (Prosecutor’s Office), is transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office (Prosecutor’s Office Suwon District). On the 3rd, the prosecution transferred the cases of practicing prosecutors, including the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office Lee Seong-yoon, who suspected an external investigation, and Lee, who was suspected of taking illegal emergency recall measures. , to the airlift. Public Affairs Minister Kim Jin-wook has decided until next week whether the Public Affairs Ministry will carry out an investigation or move to the prosecution office.
In addition, it is expected that the discussions on the holding of the Prosecutor’s Investigation Deliberation Commission, which has requested a convocation, will gain momentum.
The Prosecutor’s Investigation Deliberation Committee is a system for deliberating on the investigation process of cases in which national suspicion has been raised and evaluating the legality of the results. It consists of 15 members selected by random drawing among 150 experts from various fields.
Meanwhile, before attending the court order review the day before, Cha headquarters asked reporters whether the ex-Vice Minister Kim’s exit ban was illegal. “It is not illegal. “It was a situation where former Vice Minister Kim was secretly trying to escape abroad using automatic immigration and late-night immigration,” he said. “I want to ask the public if it is the right thing for me, the head of the immigration headquarters, to leave without taking any action and let them escape abroad.”
/ Reporter Lee Hee-jo [email protected], Reporter Son Goo-min [email protected]
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