Lee stresses addressing public concerns over exclusive police investigative authority

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday stressed the need to address public concerns over police's investigative capabilities after a recent legal revision abolished prosecutors' authority to conduct investigations, leaving it solely with the police. "As the police come to have the authority to finalize cases on their own, the public is worried about whether police capabilities are sufficient and trustworthy," Lee said during a session receiving policy briefings from the justice and interior minist