Ministry of Justice Clarifies: Prosecutors Seconded to National Security Council are Not Personal Assistants
The Ministry of Justice denied media reports, clarifying that prosecutors are seconded to the National Security Council to assist with national and economic security legislation, not as personal assistants.
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(CNA Reporter Liu Shih-yi, Taipei 22nd) The Ministry of Justice said tonight that in order to complete the national security legal system and respond to changes in the military trial system, prosecutors handling national security and economic security affairs were seconded to the National Security Council, not serving as personal assistants to the advisory committee members of the National Security Council. Media reports are inconsistent with the facts.
The Ministry of Justice issued a press release in the evening stating that today's media reports "National Security Council advisory committee members actually look for prosecutors to act as assistants" and "National Security Council asks Ministry of Justice to draw prosecutor manpower for support" are inconsistent with the facts.
The Ministry of Justice proposed three points of explanation. First, in order to complete the national security legal system and respond to changes in the military trial system, it is actively drafting relevant amendment drafts and taking stock of the insufficient density of current legal norms to assist relevant ministries in legal operations; considering the continuous increase in related business, and the chief prosecutor currently in charge of the affairs is about to return to their original post, in order to ensure smooth connection and promotion of business, manpower secondment is handled in accordance with the "Executive Yuan Guidelines for Restricting the Secondment and Concurrent Posts of Affiliated Civil Servants". This time the seconded (head) prosecutor handles national security and economic security related businesses in the Department of Prosecutorial Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, and does not serve as a personal assistant to the advisory committee members of the National Security Council. Related reports are inconsistent with the facts.
Second, the Ministry of Justice has always handled personnel operations based on the principles of fairness, justice, and openness. This secondment followed precedent by issuing a selection announcement to widely recruit professional prosecutors to participate in the research and deliberation of the national security and economic security legal system. Relevant appointment cases must be submitted to the Prosecutors Personnel Review Committee for review and approval before finalization; before the review is completed, there is no so-called "internal default" situation. Relevant personnel arrangements are based on professional qualifications and business needs.
Third, the Ministry of Justice's secondment of (head) prosecutors to handle affairs, in addition to relying on their talents, also helps (head) prosecutors enhance practical experience. The manpower gap after secondment will be correspondingly supplemented with investigative manpower to ensure that the seconded agency can fully investigate cases with abundant administrative support, and there is absolutely no concern of "hollowing out" investigative combat power.
The Ministry of Justice stated that relevant personnel operations are handled in accordance with the law and should not be unilaterally interpreted as serving specific individuals. It hopes that all walks of life will return to rational discussion of facts, avoiding false accusations that wipe out the professional contributions and enthusiasm of fellow prosecutors in guarding national security, which damages the operational efficiency and credibility of the agency. The Ministry of Justice will flexibly and legally use professional manpower to protect national rule of law and the safety of citizens under the premise of taking into account grassroots investigative capacity and promoting the needs of prosecutorial policy. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150422
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(CNA Reporter Liu Shih-yi, Taipei 22nd) The Ministry of Justice said tonight that in order to complete the national security legal system and respond to changes in the military trial system, prosecutors handling national security and economic security affairs were seconded to the National Security Council, not serving as personal assistants to the advisory committee members of the National Security Council. Media reports are inconsistent with the facts.
The Ministry of Justice issued a press release in the evening stating that today's media reports "National Security Council advisory committee members actually look for prosecutors to act as assistants" and "National Security Council asks Ministry of Justice to draw prosecutor manpower for support" are inconsistent with the facts.
The Ministry of Justice proposed three points of explanation. First, in order to complete the national security legal system and respond to changes in the military trial system, it is actively drafting relevant amendment drafts and taking stock of the insufficient density of current legal norms to assist relevant ministries in legal operations; considering the continuous increase in related business, and the chief prosecutor currently in charge of the affairs is about to return to their original post, in order to ensure smooth connection and promotion of business, manpower secondment is handled in accordance with the "Executive Yuan Guidelines for Restricting the Secondment and Concurrent Posts of Affiliated Civil Servants". This time the seconded (head) prosecutor handles national security and economic security related businesses in the Department of Prosecutorial Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, and does not serve as a personal assistant to the advisory committee members of the National Security Council. Related reports are inconsistent with the facts.
Second, the Ministry of Justice has always handled personnel operations based on the principles of fairness, justice, and openness. This secondment followed precedent by issuing a selection announcement to widely recruit professional prosecutors to participate in the research and deliberation of the national security and economic security legal system. Relevant appointment cases must be submitted to the Prosecutors Personnel Review Committee for review and approval before finalization; before the review is completed, there is no so-called "internal default" situation. Relevant personnel arrangements are based on professional qualifications and business needs.
Third, the Ministry of Justice's secondment of (head) prosecutors to handle affairs, in addition to relying on their talents, also helps (head) prosecutors enhance practical experience. The manpower gap after secondment will be correspondingly supplemented with investigative manpower to ensure that the seconded agency can fully investigate cases with abundant administrative support, and there is absolutely no concern of "hollowing out" investigative combat power.
The Ministry of Justice stated that relevant personnel operations are handled in accordance with the law and should not be unilaterally interpreted as serving specific individuals. It hopes that all walks of life will return to rational discussion of facts, avoiding false accusations that wipe out the professional contributions and enthusiasm of fellow prosecutors in guarding national security, which damages the operational efficiency and credibility of the agency. The Ministry of Justice will flexibly and legally use professional manpower to protect national rule of law and the safety of citizens under the premise of taking into account grassroots investigative capacity and promoting the needs of prosecutorial policy. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150422
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