PPP Urges Halt to October Probe-Rights Abolition After 4 Jeju Deaths
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Updated · mbiz.heraldcorp.com · Aug 25
PPP Urges Halt to October Probe-Rights Abolition After 4 Jeju Deaths
3 articles · Updated · mbiz.heraldcorp.com · Aug 25
Summary
Four bodies found on Jeju over three days through Monday prompted the People Power Party to demand an immediate stop to October plans abolishing prosecutors’ supplementary investigation rights and dissolving the Prosecution Service.
PPP floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik said the Jeju disappearances and the Gwangju Jang Yun-gi case exposed shoddy police work, warning the changes would leave police free to bury, distort and cover up cases.
Jeong also attacked a special prosecutor probe that closed Monday after 180 days with 251 personnel, saying 58 indictments and 150 police referrals showed it failed to prove core charges.
PPP policy chief Im Yi-ja widened the attack to the ruling Democratic Party, accusing it of pushing a bill that could drop charges in cases involving President Lee Jae Myung while households struggle with high prices and borrowing costs.
The opposition offensive adds to pressure after President Lee ordered police reform earlier Tuesday, as South Korea heads toward an October shift that gives police greater investigative power.