Supreme Court Office of Court Administration: “Abolishment of prosecutors’ supplementary investigation rights, supplementary measures must be prepared to prevent side effects”

Supreme Court, Seocho-gu, Seoul. Reporter Jeong Hyo-jin The Supreme Court submitted an opinion to the National Assembly regarding the amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act that abolishes the prosecution's right to supplementary investigation, saying, “Complementary measures must be prepared to prevent side effects.” This is the first time that the judiciary has expressed an opinion on the bill to abolish the right to supplementary investigation. As a result of coverage on the 12th, the Court Administration of the Supreme Court recently proposed a criminal procedure bill proposed by Rep. Kim Yong-min of the Democratic Party of Korea and Rep. Park Eun-jung of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party.