Ruling party, government jointly push for powerful agencies revamp
Cheong Wa Dae, the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea announced a reformation plan Thursday that will check and balance the power of investigative and intelligence authorities.
The purpose of the scheme unveiled after their joint meeting at the National Assembly is to “disperse authority that powerful agencies hold and control them in democratic ways.”
“The core is overhauling powerful agencies that have reigned over the people into state institutions that serve the people through checks and balances,” Democratic Party Floor Leader Kim Tae-nyeon said.
The National Intelligence Service will seek to change its name to the External Security and Intelligence Service, roughly translated, and relinquish its investigative function on espionage cases to the police.
Seeking to enhance the transparency of group, it will strictly ban political interference of its agents such as engagement with the National Assembly while open its audit director position to outsiders.
The Democratic Party plans to submit a bill containing the schemes to make revisions to existing law regarding the agency.
The prosecution’s investigative power will be diminished as the scope of crimes that prosecutors can launch a direct investigation into will be limited to six categories – corruption, business, government officials, elections, defense business and major catastrophic accidents.
“We greatly reduced the excessive direct investigation power, which has been pointed out as the prosecution’s problem and dispersed authority that has been concentrated on prosecutors,” Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae said.
Adding momentum to President Moon Jae-in‘s prosecution reform drive, the National Assembly in December and January passed a set of bills aiming to reform the prosecution.
The bills included adjusting investigative rights and establishing an independent anti-corruption investigative agency.
Under the overhaul plan, police will have wider investigative powers for grave crimes and more authority, strengthening its autonomy to have a horizontal relations with the prosecution. So far, prosecutors have played a directive role over police such as granting approval to police to open cases.
Prosecutors and police are obligated to have a prior consultation when facing conflicts in opinion over investigation procedures on important cases.
The ruling party and the government decided to adopt a new self-governing regional-level police system in addition to the existing national police system.
If the new system takes force, police committees under regional cities and provinces will be put in charge of supervising regional-level police forces independently of the national police forces, according to the announcement.
By Park Han-na (hnpark@heraldcorp.com)
(责任编辑:行业动态)
相关内容
- 24 Museums Dedicated to Black History
- [#WeFACE] S. Korea’s new ‘climate law’ should put ‘justice’ at its core: activist
- 做胆结石手术前查出肾结石 雅安仁康医院替患者着想先治危害大的病
- 7 tech trends to watch at CES 2019
- 特写|在农事定向大赛遇见和美乡村
- Families of S. Korean detainees in NK appeal to embassies for support
- North Korean leader supervises mortar firing drill
- Juul employees get $1.3 million bonuses thanks to Big Tobacco
- Data missing from your Android apps? Latest Chrome update may be to blame (update: fixed).
- Value Judgment
- Breaking down Mike Huckabee's tweet which may be the worst of all time
- 中餐馆数量已超4.5万家!“粤字号”农产品赴美拓市场
- 5G awareness is big in cities, lags behind VR and AI
推荐文章
-
Pakistan Cricket at crossroads after shock defeat at Pindi
KARACHI:Bangladesh cricket team's stunning ten-wicket Test victory at Rawalpindi on Sunday yet a ...[详细] -
雅安日报/北纬网讯12月26日,以“赏雪沐阳享温泉·胖墩儿带你游雅安”为主题的雅安旅游推介会在成都举行。推介会展示我市以“畅享生态山水·领略冬日暖阳·探寻熊猫家源·体验养生温泉·佳节连连迎新”为主要内 ...[详细]
-
南粤乡村振兴学术工作坊助力广州荔湾消费帮扶示范区创建_南方+_南方plus为贯彻和落实广东省《关于持续开展消费帮扶工作的通知》、广州市《广州市创建全国消费帮扶示范城市工作方案》等规定与要求,加快促进广 ...[详细]
-
多图|粤美乡村的晚风,吹来多少“美不胜收”_南方+_南方plus当夜幕落下,灯火升腾,在南粤大地上,灿若繁星的乡村释放耀眼光芒。这个“双节”假期,跟随《南方农村报》的镜头,与“双节云上夜游 共赏灯火乡 ...[详细]
-
iPhone 16 Pro new color will reportedly be Desert Titanium
Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 Pro will come in a new color, a new report claims, and it will be sort-of ...[详细] -
5G awareness is big in cities, lags behind VR and AI
Everyone wants to get the word out on 5G. (What's 5G? Read What Is 5G? for the answer.) For now, as ...[详细] -
《雅安市“金熊猫”旅游服务质量等级划分与评定》 通过专家评审
雅安日报/北纬网讯12月20日,我市召开了《雅安市“金熊猫”旅游服务质量等级划分与评定》标准评审会。来自成都信息工程大学银杏酒店管理学院、四川农业大学旅游学院等高校以及旅游行政管理部门、质监部门、消费 ...[详细] -
雅安日报/北纬网讯12月26日,以“赏雪沐阳享温泉·胖墩儿带你游雅安”为主题的雅安旅游推介会在成都举行。推介会展示我市以“畅享生态山水·领略冬日暖阳·探寻熊猫家源·体验养生温泉·佳节连连迎新”为主要内 ...[详细]
-
[Herald Review] Tori Kelly thrills fans, hints her love for Korean artists
Tori Kelly performs during her first concert in Korea held at Seoul, Tuesday. (Live Nation Korea)Ame ...[详细] -
Guangdong agricultural products shine in Italy for more export opportunities
Guangdong agricultural products shine in Italy for more export opportunities_南方+_南方plusGuangdong bla ...[详细]
热点阅读