Blame Yoon and Han for lost prosecutor powers, says lawmaker

Park Jie-won, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party, asserted that prosecutors should direct their grievances over the loss of investigative powers to former President Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hoon, a former justice minister and current independent lawmaker. The Criminal Procedure Act amendment, which abolishes prosecutors' supplementary investigative powers, passed the National Assembly on July 30.

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If some prosecutors are going to resent the stripping of their investigative powers, they should blame Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hoon.

Park, a member of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, argued on Gwangju Broadcasting that the prosecution has historically served authoritarian regimes, leading to the persecution of innocent citizens. He specifically blamed Yoon and Han for "setting the fire" that led to the current reforms. He further celebrated "President Lee Jae-myung's successful prosecution reform."

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You have no right to speak, even with a thousand mouths.

Responding to Koo Ja-hyun, the acting Prosecutor General, who had issued a statement opposing the amendment and warning of the collapse of the criminal justice system, Park stated that Koo had "no right to speak" even with a thousand mouths. Park questioned the prosecution's integrity, referencing the investigation into first lady Kim Keon-hee's alleged stock manipulation and luxury gifts, suggesting such actions made reform necessary.

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Wasn't the South Korean prosecution like this, investigating like that without even investigating Kim Keon-hee and coordinating in advance?

Park reiterated that Yoon and Han are the "main culprits" behind the current prosecution reform. He also agreed with former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo's recent Facebook post, which stated that the current crisis for prosecutors stems entirely from Yoon and Han's "political prosecution," adding that Han has no standing to comment on the amendment. Han had previously criticized the Democratic Party's decision to pass the amendment, calling it a move "to stand on the side of criminals."

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Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hoon are people who have nothing to say even with a thousand mouths.