Over 30% of arrest warrant requests rejected by prosecutors this year: data
The proportion of arrest warrants filed by police that were rejected by prosecutors surpassed 30 percent for the first time this year, data showed Sunday. According to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS), police filed for a total of 26,961 requests for arrest warrants between January and August this year. Of them, 9,186, or 34.1 percent, were rejected by prosecutors. It marked the first time the…
South Korea saw a significant increase in the rejection rate of arrest warrant requests by prosecutors this year, with over 30% of requests denied, according to data released by the Public Prosecution Service. Between January and August, police filed 26,961 arrest warrant requests, but prosecutors rejected 9,186, or 34.1% of them.
This marks the first time the rejection rate has surpassed the 30% threshold, a trend that has been on the rise since 2021, when it stood at 22.8%. The upward trend has been attributed to a major overhaul of the prosecution system, which stripped prosecutors of their investigative powers and led to a reluctance among prosecutors to pursue warrants requested by police.
In a related development, South Korea recently abolished the prosecution office for the first time in 78 years, separating investigative and indictment powers into two new agencies, following long-standing criticism of the prosecution's excessive authority.
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