In connection with the shortage of ballot papers in the June 3 nationwide local elections, prosecutors decided to set up a joint investigation headquarters with the police at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said in a notice to the press on the 9th that it would establish a joint prosecutors-police investigation headquarters at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office regarding the June 3 local election ballot paper shortage. The team will consist of 27 people: 12 prosecutors and 15 police officers.
The head of the headquarters will be Kim Tae-hun, the third deputy chief prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. Kim is regarded as an expert in election-crime investigations. In 2023, Kim served as head of the election investigation support division in the Public Investigation Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
On the prosecution side, the deputy head of the headquarters will be Kim Hyeong-won, chief of Public Investigation Division 2 at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. In addition, four prosecutors and six investigators from Public Investigation Division 2 will be assigned.
It is expected to take about a week for the joint headquarters to fully begin the investigation. Physical time is needed to secure office space and open the network.
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said, "Even before the full launch of the joint headquarters, the dedicated prosecutors-police investigation team will cooperate and focus its capabilities to conduct a swift investigation."