The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials newly appointed four junior prosecutors, fully filling its staffing quota for the first time since its launch.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said on the 19th that, following recommendations by the personnel committee and the president's approval of the appointments, it will newly appoint four junior prosecutors effective on the 22nd. As a result, the CIO's full complement of 25 prosecutors has been filled. It is the first time in about five years since the CIO was launched in Jan. 2021.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said the latest hires will ease concerns about investigation delays due to manpower shortages and bolster the capabilities of its investigative divisions.
Those newly appointed are No Heung-seop (40; 4th bar exam), a lieutenant at the Daejeon Yuseong Police Station; Kim Jun-hwan (41; 6th bar exam), an attorney; Jeong Su-jin (43; 7th bar exam), an investigator at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO); and Lee Jae-young (34; 9th bar exam), an attorney.
Lieutenant No joined through the career-competition recruitment for lieutenants and served at the Korean National Police Agency's Investigation Structure Reform Task Force and the National Office of Investigation (NOI). Attorney Kim handled embezzlement and breach of trust cases on the criminal team at Shin & Kim LLC. Investigator Jeong worked on the special counsel team for the "Druking" case and holds a digital forensics professional certification. Attorney Lee primarily handled cases in taxes and financial regulation at Jipyung LLC.
Since its launch, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) had never filled its quota and faced manpower shortages. However, with no resignations this year, it hired seven people in May and has now added four more, fully staffing its prosecutor positions for the first time.
The CIO's prosecutor quota is 25, consisting of the chief and the vice minister, four Director General-level prosecutors, one deputy division chief prosecutor, and 18 junior prosecutors.
CIO head Oh Dong-un said, "While handling high-ranking official crime cases that require advanced investigative capabilities, we faced some difficulties in making progress due to manpower shortages," adding, "Now that we have filled the full complement of prosecutors, we will firmly build out our investigative lineup and do our best to accelerate results."