Park Jiwon: "Han Donghoon Pieced Together Investigative Materials"... Ministry Must File Complaint After "Checking Against the Originals"

"Prosecutors must face inspection, Han Dong-hoon an investigation"
Warns Ministry of Justice: "Remaining silent despite knowing is dereliction of duty"

Park Jiwon, a lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, called on the Ministry of Justice to launch a rigorous inspection and file a complaint over allegations that investigative materials were leaked and distorted by former Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, now a lawmaker, ahead of the ministry's parliamentary audit on Oct. 8.

In a post on Facebook that day, Park said, "With the dismantling of the Prosecutors' Office, the Ministry of Justice must now return to its core role as a policy-making department responsible for respecting human rights, advanced correctional administration, social integration and foreigner policy." He added, "But before that, we must root out the dark history of political prosecutors. The top priority is dealing with former prosecutor and former minister Han Dong-hoon."

Park Jiwon, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker.

He criticized the ministry, saying that a month had passed since it promised to inspect allegations that Han had leaked investigative materials, yet there had been "no news whatsoever."

"The Ministry of Justice's inspection should be the way out for the prosecutors who leaked the investigative materials, while an investigation should be the way in to hold Han Dong-hoon accountable," Park said. "That is how the newly launched Central Investigation Agency and High-ranking Officials Investigation Agency will be prevented from conducting politically motivated investigations, bringing political indictments and maintaining political prosecutions."

Park went on to reiterate allegations that Han had distorted and pieced together investigative materials, pressing the Ministry of Justice to take direct legal action.

"The originals of the investigative materials that Han distorted and pieced together are held by the Ministry of Justice and the prosecution, and the ministry is in a better position than anyone to know that they were altered and distorted," Park said. "The ministry should verify the materials against the originals and file a complaint with the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, asking it to investigate the parts that were distorted and pieced together."

"If those responsible know about this but remain silent, that is clearly dereliction of duty," he said, once again urging the Ministry of Justice to "resolve the matter it created" at the parliamentary audit.

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