Ex-senior prosecutor tapped as inaugural head of new investigation agency
Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung on Monday nominated a former senior prosecutor to serve as the inaugural head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency set to launch next month. Kim Ji-yong, former chief of the criminal affairs department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, was chosen as the final nominee to lead the new agency from a shortlist of four candidates, according to Yun. Yun will…
The Korea Times reports that Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung has nominated former senior prosecutor Kim Ji-yong as the inaugural head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, set to launch next month. Kim, who formerly headed the criminal affairs department at the Supreme Prosecutors Office, was chosen from a shortlist of four candidates.
He will need to be recommended by President Lee Jae Myung and confirmed by the parliament before taking up his two-year term. The new agency aims to partially replace the prosecution service's investigative functions and will focus on major crimes in seven categories, including corruption, economic crimes, and cybercrimes.
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