Within a month of the "law distortion offense" taking effect, 276 people including judges, prosecutors, and police officers were found to have been sued or reported.
On the 13th, at a regular press briefing, Park Seong-ju, head of the National Office of Investigation (NOI) at the Korean National Police Agency, said the number of people sued or reported for the law distortion offense was "as of the 9th, 75 judges, 52 prosecutors, and 149 police officers." Lawsuits and reports continued at a rate of 9.6 people per day.
The law distortion offense provides that if judges, prosecutors, police officers, and others distort the law with the intent to unlawfully or unjustly confer benefits on others or harm their rights and interests, they may face up to 10 years in prison and up to 10 years of disqualification.
The number of law distortion offense cases filed with police is 104. Of these, 10 have been closed, and two have been transferred to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials. So far, police have not made a determination on any allegations.
Regarding concerns that lawsuits and reports over the law distortion offense could become frequent, the Deputy Minister said, "We will promptly close cases by dismissing baseless or indiscriminate lawsuits and reports in accordance with police investigation rules."