Jang Dong-hyuk: Abolishing prosecution's powers will create 'monster police'

Jang Dong-hyuk, a leader of the People Power Party, strongly opposes the abolition of the prosecution's supplementary investigation rights, warning it would lead to the creation of a "monster police." He asserts that such a move, pushed by "President Lee Jae-myung," is doomed to fail.

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The abolition of the prosecution by (President) Lee Jae-myung will only create a 'monster police.' It will definitely end in failure.

Jang emphasized the necessity of retaining these supplementary investigation rights, stating they serve as the final check on police authority. He argued that without them, cases like the Jang Yoon-gi incident might have been concluded as simple homicides, with the police's "ugly cronyism" remaining hidden.

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The urgent issue is not the abolition of the prosecution, but rather police reform.

He further contended that the urgent issue is not the dissolution of the prosecution but rather police reform. Jang pointed to recent events where the police, in his view, have demonstrated their shortcomings, leading the public to believe that entrusting everything to the police is a "worst-case scenario."

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Supplementary investigation rights are not simply about supplementing police investigations. They are the last check on the police.

Park Sung-hoon, the chief spokesperson for the People Power Party, echoed these sentiments in a separate statement, highlighting that the core of the Jang Yoon-gi case lies in these issues. He criticized the Democratic Party for pursuing the abolition of these rights, claiming that legal circles, the field, and victims all oppose it.

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Without supplementary investigation rights, the Jang Yoon-gi case would have ended as a simple murder case.