On the 17th, Kim Yong-min, a member of the Democratic Party and the standing committee member of the National Assembly's Judiciary Committee, stated that they have effectively removed the potential for prosecutors to secure indirect investigative powers related to the establishment of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and the Public Prosecution Agency. During an urgent press conference on judicial reform convened by Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae, Kim emphasized the importance of ensuring that prosecutors' scope of duties can only be altered through legislative processes, thus preventing abuses of power by relying on executive orders.

Kim highlighted that under the previous government led by President Yoon Suk-yeol, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon had expanded the range of direct investigations by modifying executive orders rather than through formal legislative procedures, which raised significant public concern. The proposed adjustments seek to legally restrict the scope of duties assigned to prosecutors and ensure that the new Serious Crimes Investigation Agency operates as intended without allowing prosecutors to indirectly gain investigative authority through hierarchical structures involving the Public Prosecution Agency.

Furthermore, Kim noted modifications such as the removal of broad prosecutorial powers over special judicial police officers—the special agents authorized to investigate in specialized sectors such as food, health, and the environment. These changes aim to dismantle what was perceived as excessive prosecutorial control and to foster a more balanced inter-agency cooperation. President Yoon's previous actions to expand the authority of special judicial police officers was met with criticism, and the Democratic Party now calls for a reevaluation of such powers, urging for a system that preserves the intended role of prosecutors as a charging agency without excessive oversight capabilities.