Gang Nam-su, head prosecutor of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office's Major Economic Crimes Investigation Unit who was dispatched to the second comprehensive special counsel, has been tapped as the new inspector general at the Ministry of Justice.
On the 24th, according to legal sources, the Ministry of Justice recently named Director General Gang as the new inspector general and is proceeding with the appointment process. Director General Gang is from Judicial Research and Training Institute class 31.
Director General Gang passed the 41st bar exam in 1999. After working as an attorney, he was appointed a prosecutor at the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office in 2008. He later served as chief of Criminal Division 1 at the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Seobu Branch, chief of Criminal Division 1 at the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office Goyang Branch, and chief prosecutor at the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Major Economic Crimes Investigation Unit. Since March, he has been dispatched to the second special counsel and is said to have taken part in the insurrection-related investigation.
The Ministry of Justice inspector general post had been vacant for about a year after then-Inspector General Kim Do-wan moved to head the Public Security Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in May last year. The Ministry of Justice has been conducting an open recruitment process for the inspector general since March.
The term of the Ministry of Justice inspector general is typically two years. Director General Gang is expected to begin inspection duties on the 26th, when the holiday ends.