PPP files constitutional complaint against revision to Criminal Procedure Act
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday filed a constitutional complaint against a recent legal revision abolishing prosecutors' authority to conduct direct investigations, calling it a measure that dismantles the country's criminal justice system. The move came amid concerns that scrapping the prosecution's investigative authority under the revision to the Criminal Procedure Act…
On Thursday, the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) submitted a constitutional complaint against a recent amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act. This revision has abolished prosecutors' authority to directly investigate criminal cases, a move the opposition party claims undermines the country's criminal justice system. The PPP argues that this change conflicts with its constitutionally recognized right to request warrants.
Rep. Kim Tae-kyu, head of the PPP's legal advisory committee, submitted the complaint to the Constitutional Court, asserting that the abolishment of supplementary investigative authority is fundamentally detrimental to the entire criminal procedure system. The PPP contends that this revision breaches key constitutional principles, such as the prosecution's authority to request warrants and citizens' rights, and demands a ruling from the Constitutional Court to clarify its unconstitutionality.
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