Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul: "Ensuring Greater Integrity in Investigations Amid Abolition of Prosecutorial Authority"

The Chief Directly Reviews Major and Long-Term Cases Each Month

Monitoring Compliance with Supplementary and Reinvestigation Requests from the Prosecution Office

The police have begun an internal review aimed at enhancing the integrity of police investigations in preparation for the abolition of prosecutorial investigative authority and the launch of the Prosecution Office.

Ye Jin-yong, Chief of the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, is listening to opinions during a department head meeting held on the 2nd at the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul in preparation for the enactment of the amended Criminal Procedure Act. Yeongdeungpo Police Station, Seoul.

On October 2, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced that it had held a department head meeting presided over by Chief Ye Jin-yong to prepare for the enforcement of the revised Criminal Procedure Act.

At the meeting that day, Chief Ye stressed to the department heads, "With the abolition of prosecutorial investigative authority and the establishment of the Prosecution Office, as well as other changes to the criminal justice system, it is now more important than ever to ensure the integrity and completeness of police investigations." He further emphasized, "We must also strictly adhere to due process during investigations, including the protection of not only complainants but also the human rights of suspects."

He also stated, "There must never be any deficient or unfair investigations that the public would worry about," instructing staff to carefully review each case and ensure that no misconduct occurs, such as the leakage of investigative information.

Yeongdeungpo Police Station holds important case briefings and long-term case report meetings led by the chief every month. The important case briefings focus on incidents with significant social impact, while the long-term case report meetings focus on cases such as complaints or accusations that have been under investigation for extended periods.

Once the new criminal justice system is implemented, the police also plan to check both how and whether they have complied with requests from Prosecution Office prosecutors for supplementary or reinvestigations, as well as the appropriateness of such compliance. A police official stated, "With the implementation of the new criminal justice system, we will further reinforce the integrity of our investigations and rigorously protect human rights," adding, "We will continuously monitor the status of ongoing investigations along with the progress in fulfilling requests for supplementary investigations."

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