Inaugural SCIA chief reaffirms pledge to end 'politicization' of investigations
The inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA) on Monday reiterated his pledge to end the "politicization" of investigations. Kim Ji-yong was appointed to lead the newly launched agency Thursday following a major overhaul to the criminal justice system earlier this month that stripped prosecutors of their investigative powers. "The previous prosecution caused various harms,…
The inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA), Kim Ji-yong, reiterated on Monday his pledge to end the politicization of investigations. Kim was appointed to lead the new agency on Thursday following a major overhaul to the criminal justice system earlier this month, which took away prosecutors' investigative powers.
The previous prosecution was criticized for various harms, including the abuse of investigative powers. Kim attributed the root cause of these issues to the politicization of investigations. The SCIA aims to establish itself as an investigative agency that the public can trust by strictly upholding fairness, neutrality, and procedural justice.
Kim had previously vowed to prioritize ending the politicization of investigations when nominated for the role. The SCIA was launched on October 2 as part of broader reforms to the prosecution system, following criticism that prosecutors had pursued politically motivated investigations.
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