인권보호와 수사효율성을 제고하는영상조사 제도에 관한 연구

*Attorney at law of Kim&Chang Since the Criminal Procedure Act stipulates that all charges are booked in principle, all accused and accused persons specified in the complaint and accusation are booked as suspects. In such cases, unless it is clear that the contents stated in the complaint or accusation fall under the grounds for dismissal, the investigative agency shall investigate the suspect, witness, etc. to determine whether he/she is guilty or not. In this regard, investigative agencies must determine the method of investigating suspects, witnesses, etc., and criminal procedure laws such as investigation rules stipulate non-face-to-face methods such as mail, e-mail, and telephone statements other than face-to-face investigations as interpersonal investigation methods of investigative agencies. However, non-face-to-face investigation methods are extremely rare due to the fact that it is difficult to recognize the admissibility of evidence obtained through non-face-to-face investigations and that it is difficult to fully verify the facts through non-face-to-face investigations. However, summoning accused persons as suspects solely on the ground that a complaint or accusation has been filed may violate the principle of proportionality as an inhumane act. Furthermore, in the case of witnesses, the investigation itself may be refused because it is impossible to conduct a compulsory summons. Moreover, considering that one police investigator who handles most criminal cases has to handle more than hundreds of complaints and accusations a year, the current investigation system, which virtually forces summons investigations, is very inefficient. Therefore, in this study, after reviewing the limitations of the current interpersonal investigation method and the resulting problems, a video survey system was sought as an improvement plan.