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Chairman Jeon Hyun-hee, “The request for an investigation by the prosecution without a decision by the investigation committee is a clear abuse of power”

Jeon Hyun-hee, Chairman [자료사진]

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commissioner Jeon Hyun-hee argued that the Audit and Inspection Board had been commissioned to investigate, “This is also an abuse of power contrary to the Audit and Inspection Board Act.”

Chairman Jeon held an emergency press conference this morning at the government complex in Seoul and criticized, saying, “The Audit and Inspection Board asked the prosecution to investigate with a justifiable interpretation as no crimes against the chairman despite the mandatory investigation which was carried out illegally. .”

The former chairman said, “In Article 65 (1) of the Rules for Handling Audit Matters of the Audit and Inspection Board, when making a charge based on the results of the audit, the decision of the Audit Committee must be passed. There is,” he explained.

He continued, “The Audit and Inspection Board has already sealed the forensic PC, and I have said many times that I will keep my tenure, and there is no fear of escaping as I have asked the Audit and Inspection Board how many. time to investigate me directly. It is contrary to the Audit and Inspection Board Act and an abuse of power.”

It also refuted the claim that ‘the interpretation of the conflict of interest relating to former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae is different from the authoritative interpretation of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk during his time as the former chairman, p ‘one that the former chairman intervened and changed the conclusion’.

The former chairman said, “The former chairman was open to the possibility of a ‘conflict of interest’ because he did not go through the process of finding facts correctly. I have come to the conclusion that this is not true, ” he said.