A rare event occurred on the 19th when the National Planning Committee, which serves as the transition committee for the Lee Jae-myung government, suspended the prosecution’s business report after just 30 minutes.
On that day, Spokesperson Cho Seung-rae noted during a regular briefing held at the Government Seoul Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, that “the content and format of the report were both insufficient.”
After opening remarks by Chairperson Lee Han-joo and the head of the political and administrative division, Lee Hae-sik, the meeting was closed to the public, and it was reported that the head of the planning department of the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office provided a verbal report for about 30 minutes. It is said that after the report, instead of questioning, the commissioners decided to suspend the meeting, concluding that the content of the report was inadequate following internal discussions.
The National Planning Committee has demanded that a revised report be submitted by the 24th. Accordingly, the prosecution is expected to submit the revised report on the morning of the 25th.
The suspension of this report was due to the prosecution submitting the report without having adequate analysis and materials on key issues, such as the separation of investigation and prosecution, which is a core pledge of President Lee Jae-myung.
Spokesperson Cho said, “There are pledges regarding the separation of investigation and prosecution rights and the abuses associated with prosecutorial authority, and the content of today’s business report seems to expand the current powers of the prosecution instead.” He added, “It is necessary to thoroughly understand the supporting documents, such as the policy pledge book and the President’s remarks, and to establish concrete plans for carrying out these pledges based on that.”
In addition to the prosecution, similar concerns have reportedly been raised by some departments, including the Korea Communications Commission.
Meanwhile, the national communication platform, which was launched on the 18th, is entering its third day, and the participation enthusiasm is reportedly growing even stronger, according to the National Planning Committee.
As of now, a total of 617 policy proposals have been received, and 2,188 entries have been submitted for the naming contest of the platform.
The received policy proposals and petitions will be transmitted to each division through a self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) classification system starting next week and will be reflected in the establishment of national tasks. Some topics will undergo internal discussions and a separate public deliberation process. Major policy proposals include 'student-centered elementary education' and 'revitalization of innovation city commercial areas.'