An Iraqi police car rushes along the street as a huge explosion rattles central Baghdad, Monday, Oct. 24, 2005. The Palestine Hotel, which houses many foreign journalists in Iraq, was hit by two rockets and one car bomb Monday, causing considerable damage to rooms and injuring at least one person, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)



Tasks for New Public Prosecutor General.

Assistant Prosecutor General Jung Sang-myeung has been nominated as Public Prosecutor General. The Blue House believes that Prosecutor Jung is suitable for the position to solve impending problems. The settlement and renovation of the prosecution are his new tasks. It is true that the nomination is faultless, although some are against it.

It is expected that the nomination of the new Public Prosecutor General may settle down the shake-up of the prosecution that resulted from the judicial authority of the attorney general, since this is an internal promotion. Prosecutor Jung has accumulated much experience in important positions, as well as having established friendliness with other prosecutors. The revolution of the prosecution will be accelerated because he is familiar with the impending problems of the prosecution.
He also passed the 17th state bar examination at the same time as President Noh Moohyeun, so he well knows the president's strong willingness for reform. The selection of a suitable person will reduce the lame duck situation during the latter half of the president's participatory government.
The new Public Prosecutor General has a lot of burden on his shoulders. First, it is expected that there will be a storm of changes after his nomination. In order to settle down the organization, his colleagues and predecessors should move out. The new Public Prosecutor General has to coordinate some new tasks, such as criminal investigations by police and prosecutors, and the Criminal Procedure Law of the committee for the renovation of the legal system, as well as some political scandals related to wiretapping by the National Intelligence Service.

Most of all, the supreme task of the new Public Prosecutor General has to shield the prosecution from other political powers in order to maintain the independence and impartiality of the prosecution. The ruling party will require the prosecution to do "a control for civilians" and to revolutionize itself rapidly and strongly. The renovation of the prosecution has to meet the confidence of the whole nation and the order of the day. The tasks of the prosecution should be for the political independence of the prosecution and reinforcement of the protection of human rights. It is the task for a constitutional state. The new Public Prosecutor General should stick to laws and principles in order to get rid of the suspicion of the personnel changes "coded for the government".
/ 입력시간: 2005. 10.25. 08:54