`Review on Selective Acceptance of Accusation and Prosecution, Prohibition of Interest Groups` Visit to Prosecutors Office`

Public Prosecutor General, Shin Seung-Nam said in a press meeting on 31st last month with the 100th day in his office ahead, that ``the prosecutors office will prohibit the groundless false incrimination and correspondence, and restrain all kinds of interest groups including the politicians from the visit for protest, in order to establish the atmosphere in which the prosecutors can work according to their convictions. And the unfounded declaration will be controlled for the impartial investigation.``

Shin also said that ``my missions are to set up the atmosphere in which the prosecutors are able to work at the risk of their lives, and to make the prosecution who helps the hardship of peoples. In order to accomplish these missions, I have made every effort to support the `knowledge information` necessary for the planned investigation as well as the personnel and the budget, and to block the external intervention.``

Especially, Prosecutor General Shin revealed that the prosecutors office has reviewed on the plan to selectively accept the accusations and the prosecutions, in order to protect the personal right from the abuse of the accusations and the prosecutions.

Regarding the service for the peoples, ``I have advised the prosecutors to take care the

the civil petitioners just like the patients in the hospital.`` said Shin.

For such a purpose, he has the plans to extend the `right to face the prosecutor` that allows the petitioners to directly meet the prosecutor, and to simplify all sorts of documents such as a written arraignment in order to help the petitioners understand easily the investigation results, he added.

Shin Suk-Ho kyle@donga.com