Assembly votes to remove prosecution from crime investigation

The National Assembly on Friday voted in favor of a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act to strip the prosecution of its authority to investigate crimes under any circumstances. The bill passed the plenary session in a 175-2 vote with one abstained Friday. This followed the liberal parties' vote to lift the filibuster launched Thursday by the main opposition People Power Party. The Democratic Party of Korea expected that the bill would put the final touches on its reform to curb prosecutors' p