What exactly does a Korean prosecutor do?

Duties of prosecutors in South Korea: The Law of Public Prosecutor's Office gives prosecutors the following powers: 1 Necessary matters for investigation, prosecution and maintenance of crimes; 2. Command and supervise the judicial police in criminal investigation; 3. To make a request to the court for the correct application of laws and regulations; 4. Command and supervise the execution of the referee; 5. To execute civil litigation and litigation in which the State is a party or participant, and to direct and supervise the execution; 6. Other matters stipulated by law. In addition to investigating criminal cases, prosecutors are also responsible for achieving social justice in this field, which is also one of their main tasks.

The appointment of prosecutors in South Korea is decided by the President, the Minister of Justice exercises the right to nominate, and the Prime Minister exercises the power to mobilize prosecutors as entrusted by the President. The procuratorate is the organ in charge of procuratorial work, and the prosecutor is the only official system. All procuratorial affairs are handled by the prosecutor alone, and the prosecutor has his own authority. When exercising procuratorial functions, prosecutors are independent, and they independently investigate, judge, make decisions and be responsible for their own cases. Any criminal case is handled by the procurator-general, and the decisions on detention and exemption from detention, prosecution and exemption from prosecution of criminal suspects are made by the procurator-general, not in the name of the procurator-general or procuratorate. If the director disagrees with the boss, the boss can only give the director reference opinions, but can't change the director's decision.

To become a prosecutor in Korea, a judge or lawyer must pass the judicial examination. The judicial examination is held once a year. * * * is divided into three procedures.

1. Multiple choice questions mainly include eight courses: Constitution, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Foreign Languages, Economics and Cultural History. The pass rate is 4%

2. The main topics of the thesis are: Constitution, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Civil Procedure Law, Criminal Procedure Law, etc. The pass rate is 30%

3. The interview will also eliminate 10-20 people.