Ruling on constitutionality of prosecution reform law

Ruling on constitutionality of prosecution reform law

Lee Jae-myung (L), head of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), and DP floor leader Park Hong-keun check breaking news via a smartphone on a ruling by the Constitutional Court, during a plenary session of the National Assembly in Seoul on March 23, 2023. Earlier in the day, the court handed down its verdict on the constitutionality of a prosecution reform law aimed at significantly reducing the prosecution's investigative powers. The justice ministry and the prosecution filed a constitutional petition against the law, initiated by the then ruling Democratic Party and enacted in May 2022. (Yonhap)

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