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Second Investigation Into Han Myong-sook?

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작성자 The Hankyorae 작성일10-04-12 10:56 조회1,468회 댓글0건

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Ruling party lawmakers join call to end second investigation into Han Myeong-sook

The lawmakers have expressed their concern that a second investigation could be disadvantageous prior to the June 2 regional elections

Calls for prosecutors to stop their unusual investigation of former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook are now also emerging from within the ruling party itself. Ruling Grand National Party (GNP) lawmakers are expressing concern that <##IMAGE##> an investigation of Han on new charges after her acquittal in one unreasonable prosecution by prosecutors would be disadvantageous for the ruling party in the upcoming June 2 regional elections.

During a press conference Sunday, GNP Lawmaker Won Hee-ryong, a prospective candidate for Seoul mayor, said, “In regards to the case of former Prime Minister Han, the people’s trust in prosecutors was shaken after it came to light that their investigation and prosecution were poorly conducted.” Won also advised, “Prosecutors need to adopt a circumspect and judicious approach so that a fair election can take place.”


During a telephone interview with the Hankyoreh on Sunday, Lawmaker Won said, “Prosecutors saw that they were in a bad predicament after former Prime Minister Han was acquitted, and it appears they are on the attack to protect their organization.” Won added, “The right thing to do would be to stop with these unusal investigations.”


Meeting with a Hankyoreh journalist for an interview Sunday, GNP Lawmaker Nam Kyung-pil, head of the party’s Recommendation of Candidates for Public Service Committee, said, “It is possible that the not-guilty verdict issued to former Prime Minister Han had an effect on public opinion, but if the prosecutors continue to cause a stir with nonstandard investigations, it will only help Han more.”



During a telephone interview with the Hankyoreh, Kim Yong-tae, GNP lawmaker who is part of the pro-Lee Myung-bak faction, said, “If the prosecutors failed in their first attempt at prosecuting the case, they should focus on tracking down more conclusive evidence in preparation for a higher court, but carrying out these nonstandard investigations prior to the elections is neither suited to standard prosecutorial investigation practice nor is it right.”


GNP Lawmaker Na Kyung-won, who is also preparing to run in the Seoul mayoral election, and incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon are also known to hold negative views of the prosecutors‘ recent investigation practices.


Previously, Kim Song-sik, one of the leading voices in the GNP’s junior faction, posted a message on his Internet homepage in response to the prosecutors‘ nonstandard investigations. In his message, Kim asked, “Since prosecutors are in need of gaining trust, should they really be asking for trouble in this manner?” He expressed his view that prosecutors should halt their investigation, citing a 1997 case in which slush fund allegations emerged against Kim Dae-jung, but then-President Kim Young-sam made the decision to call off the investigation.


Meanwhile, opposition party figures are calling for an apology from President Lee and the dismissal of the Minister of Justice and public prosecutor general. The Committee for Countermeasures to Put an End the Political Maneuvers Against Han Myeong-sook, a group formed by civic groups and the five opposition parties, held a press conference Sunday at the office of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation where they announced their intentions to push prosecutorial reform. The group said, “If there is no presidential apology and dismissal of the justice minister and public prosecutor general, we will pursue the complete elimination of the abuse of power and of the careless use of taxpayers’ money for inappropriate actions by the prosecutors should not be doing.”


For their part, prosecutors responded with harsh criticism of the court that acquitted Han Myeong-sook. Kim Joo-hyun, the third assistant prosecutor general at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office who led the investigation, held a press conference Sunday where he said, “This trial failed to even determine who was telling the truth when there were conflicting accounts from the person giving the bribe and the defendant who claimed that she did not receive the bribe.”


Kim added, “Because it was a ruling based on presuppositions and conjecture without any basis in fact, we will remedy this error in the appeal trial.”


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