Minister Jung Sung-ho of the Ministry of Justice said on the 29th, when the three major special prosecutors—the insurrection special prosecutor, the Kim Keon-hee special prosecutor, and the Marines special prosecutor—all concluded, that "the prosecution, which should be the credit entry of justice, must engage in soul-searching that cuts to the bone and in relentless self-reflection over having fallen to the point of becoming the target of investigation."
The Minister wrote on Facebook that day, "The public and history will judge the achievements and limits of the three special prosecutors," adding as much. But he also raised "the reality that corruption allegations, including Kim Keon-hee's Deutsch Motors stock manipulation suspicion and the acceptance of a Dior bag, which the prosecution had given a free pass to, finally revealed the truth and led to indictments through the special prosecutors' investigations," and said, "The prosecution must follow with searing self-reflection."
Jung also said, "It is also true that, with the special prosecutors' investigations not yet over, there is strong doubt about whether the prosecution fulfilled its role in several cases that the National Office of Investigation (NOI) must investigate going forward." He said, "So-called political prosecutors, who, by abusing prosecutorial power, shattered the pride of the 10,000 prosecution personnel who quietly work for the people, must bear due responsibility according to the facts that come to light."
The Minister said, "Prosecution reform, which demands fair and restrained exercise of authority, is an unavoidable call of the times," and added, "We must use these special prosecutors as yet another opportunity to break with the history of prosecutorial power abuse."
He also mentioned the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the Prosecution Service Office, which are slated to launch next year. The Minister wrote, "The Ministry of Justice will build an institutional system so that the new Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and Prosecution Service Office to be launched next year can function as defenders of the people's human rights rather than as watchmen of power," adding, "We will make the upcoming 2026 the first year in which Korea completely breaks with political prosecutors."