For corruption-free society

Dear editor,

An April 23 editorial, ``Sponsor Culture," strongly criticized prosecutors for taking bribes and raised a question on the integrity of law enforcement and the judiciary.

I absolutely agree with the editorial because if prosecutors are influenced by external pressure they cannot administer justice fairly, leading people to a situation where they cannot trust law enforcement. As history repeats itself, in the end the country will be out of order. Failing in their duty to fight the corruption itself, corrupt prosecutors will be an impediment to progress toward a truly developed country.

Whether it is possible to eradicate public servants' malpractice and their corruption is the problem, as the editorial mentioned. Many cases have shown that after they had been charged with their corruption, they often received a light punishment. Light penalties in those cases have made things even worse.

I don't think appointing an independent counsel who has great integrity is the only plausible solution. The article suggests the same solution as everybody else. Also, instituting a solid and transparent judicial system is the theoretical proposal for this incident which may happen again and again.

I propose that enacting more detailed and stricter integrity laws concerning prosecutors or civil servants is a priority matter to prevent such bribery scandals from recurring. Even a person with integrity cannot push his own decision through if the law is not elaborated with the specific norm. Execution through the right judgment and strict laws is the answer to becoming a corruption-free nation.

Chris Hyeon Resident in Gyeonggi Province tesla5@hanmail.net