The Presidential Committee on Policy Planning decided to postpone the anticipated prosecutor's briefing by a week. This is because the prosecutors determined that they needed time to deliberate on the policy of separating investigation and prosecution powers.
Spokesperson Cho Seung-rae held a briefing at the Government Seoul Office in the Changseong-dong annex on the 25th, stating, "We decided to delay the prosecutor's briefing by about a week," and noted, "This is because we regard it as a significant matter, so we are postponing it to receive a report later."
He added, "It seems that it can be understood that we postponed it in order to have enough time to reflect and prepare," and mentioned, "There are ongoing discussions in the organizational restructuring task force (TF) regarding this matter."
The delay of the prosecutor's briefing is said to be a decision made by the political administration division. Previously, the Presidential Committee on Policy Planning had suspended the briefing on the prosecutor's initial report on the 20th, stating, "The separation of investigation and prosecution and the resolution of harm caused by abuse of prosecutorial authority are promises, but the content of the prosecutor's report rather expands the authority they have."
The Presidential Committee on Policy Planning is also engaged in discussions related to the restructuring of government agencies, including the prosecutors. Spokesperson Cho stated, "We discussed the organizational restructuring demands over two days," and added, "Both the prosecutors and the Ministry of Economy and Finance must be included in the restructuring."
However, regarding the delay of the prosecutor's briefing, he did not provide separate answers to questions such as whether it was meant to reprimand the prosecutors for their lack of cooperation with the separation policy or whether the briefing would not proceed if the prosecutors maintained their position in the next report.
The Presidential Committee on Policy Planning will also launch the National Balanced Growth Special Committee. Spokesperson Cho explained, "It is a crucial time to transition the national development paradigm with a balanced growth strategy for sustainable development in Korea," and confirmed, "We have decided to form the National Balanced Growth Special Committee."