History, motivations of Democratic Party's decadeslong prosecution reform drive

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's push for the complete removal of the prosecution's investigative power is now in its final stretch, despite a range of concerns over the monumental change in South Korea's criminal justice system. On Friday, the party announced its plan to confirm a revision to the Criminal Procedure Act, which would remove the prosecution's power to investigate without exceptions, on a party-line bill. At present, the prosecution can investigate a criminal case if it is d