Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Gwak Sang-eon criticized the use of former President Roh Moo-hyun's death for political purposes amid the debate over 'prosecutorial reform'. He argued that mentions of former President Roh by former President Moon Jae-in and former leader Jung Cheong-rae in support of abolishing prosecutorial investigative powers were 'political opportunism'. Rep. Gwak emphasized that former President Roh actually supported granting independent investigative powers to the police and believed that checks and balances between power institutions were important, criticizing the distortion of these facts as misleading the people. As he cast a dissenting vote on the Criminal Procedure Law amendment bill, Rep. Gwak showed his belief in respecting the political beliefs of former President Roh and the importance of revealing the truth to the people.
