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Installation plan of High-ranking Officials’ Corruption Investigation Agency for the people

  • DONG-A LAW REVIEW
  • 2018, (80), pp.1-38
  • DOI : 10.31839/DALR.2018.08.80.1
  • Publisher : The Institute for Legal Studies Dong-A University
  • Research Area : Social Science > Law
  • Received : July 12, 2018
  • Accepted : August 16, 2018
  • Published : August 31, 2018

Kim Byung-soo 1

1부산대학교 법학연구소

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ABSTRACT

The corruption and corruption of public officials is a chronic illness that hampers the development of Korean society. Although the prosecutors have powerful powers, they reveals limits to eradicating structural corruption of high-ranking officials. Therefore, it is necessary to establish High-ranking Officials’ Corruption Investigation Agency(HOCIA) that can independently investigate and prosecute corruption crime. HOCIA should be assured independence from the outside. The president of the former and the current president should be included in the investigations. The size of HOCIA is suitable for 150 people including 30 special prosecutors and 120 special investigators. HOCIA must have both investigative and prosecution rights. The case investigated by HOCIA must be prosecuted. The case investigated by HOCIA should be judged in necessary participatory trials. Police and Prosecutor should investigate the crimes committed by members of HOCIA. The prosecutor and the judge who intentionally distorted law must be punished for law distortion crime.

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