What Role Do Supplementary Investigation Request Rights Play?... Major Forum on Prosecution Reform to Be Held on the 27th

As the passage of the bills establishing the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office (SCIO) through the National Assembly plenary session is imminent, a forum will be held to discuss the role of prosecutors' supplementary investigation request rights under the Criminal Procedure Act.

The Prosecution Reform Task Force under the Prime Minister's Office announced on March 20 that it will hold a forum titled "Prosecution Reform Measures for the People" on March 27 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Justice Hall on the 5th floor of the Seoul Bar Association building in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Song Seokjun, a member of the People Power Party, is conducting unlimited debate on the Public Prosecution Office Act (alternative) at the second plenary session of the March extraordinary session held at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

This forum is jointly organized by the Prosecution Reform Task Force, the Korean Criminal Law Association, the Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice, the Korea Research Institute of Legal Policy, and the Seoul Bar Association.

The forum will be chaired by Jaebong Kim, professor at Hanyang University School of Law.

Hojin Choi, professor in the Department of Law at Dankook University, will present on the topic "The Role of Supplementary Investigation Request Rights and the Distribution of Responsibility for Establishing Fair Criminal Procedures," and Wonsang Lee, professor in the Department of Law at Chosun University, will give a presentation on "Measures to Specify the Duty of Cooperation between Public Prosecution Office Prosecutors and Investigation Agencies."

The panel will include Jinyoung Hong, professor at Seoul National University School of Law, Yoonje Lee, professor in the Department of Law at Myongji University, Jiheon Song, police inspector, and Gyuhyun Kim, attorney at law.

This forum will be broadcast live through the Prime Minister's Office TV channel on YouTube.

The Prosecution Reform Task Force previously held forums on prosecution reform measures on March 11 and 16.

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