Acting top prosecutor defends prosecution's right for supplementary investigations
By Yonhap
Acting Prosecutor General Noh Man-seok / Yonhap
The acting top prosecutor has defended the prosecution's right to order supplementary investigations as its "duty," his office said Thursday, amid the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) push to abolish such powers.
Acting Prosecutor General Noh Man-seok made the remarks the previous day as he visited the Busan High Prosecutors' Office and District Prosecutors' Office in the southeastern coastal city.
"While following due process, uncovering the substantive truth through supplementary investigation is not the prosecution's right but its duty," Noh was quoted as saying.
Noh's remarks appear to be aimed at the DPK's recent push to reform the prosecution by taking away such rights.