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Meanwhile, looking at the number of human rights abuse complaints handled by type of
institutions, the Commission handled 1,724 complaints related to detention facilities, 3,236 to
protective facilities, 1,445 to police, and 541 to schools.
2. Major complaints
A. Prosecution, police, and judicial institutions
● Inappropriate questioning about past criminal record by investigator during cross-examination
the presence of a third person (plaintiff in this case) during cross-examination, the Commission
this constitutes an infringement of the right to freedom and privacy of personal life guaranteed
under Article 17 of the Constitution (2 March).
The prosecution investigator in question argued that there was a need to verify the criminal
record of the complainant in accordance with Article 20 of the prosecutors’regulations regarding
command of and investigation by judicial police, but the Commission determined that the way
the question was asked of the complainant when the plaintiff, in this moment a third party,
was in the same room, and that letting the plaintiff know of the complainant’s criminal record
constituted inappropriate execution of his/her official duties.
● Ban of all rallies in front of the presidential office
Regarding the notice issued by the chief of XX police near the presidential office of a
ban of several proposed rallies without reviewing the conditions for banning each proposal,
the Commission determined that this act violated the right to freedom of assembly, and
recommended that the chief of police establish measures to prevent further violations of freedom
of assembly (28 March).
The chief of police had notified the complainant that his/her request for rallies in three
locations were all banned based on provisions of “right to privacy of residents”, “location
near school facilities” and “restrictions to ensure smooth traffic flow” under the Assembly and
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recommended the director of the prosecutors’office in charge to warn his/her investigator that
Part II
Regarding a prosecution investigator asking an examinee about his past criminal record in