A total of 2,375 civil servants affiliated with the Prosecution Service have applied to transfer to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA), which will launch in October.
On the 20th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's SCIA launch preparation team said that from the 7th to 6 p.m. on the 20th, it accepted applications for special appointment from prosecutors, investigators, and others affiliated with the Prosecution Service, receiving a total of 2,375 applications. That equals 82.6% of SCIA's total authorized headcount of 2,874.
However, the preparation team did not disclose application numbers by job category or rank. It said it would be difficult to release details such as the number of applicants by prosecutors, investigators, and general service, the status by rank, or the list of applicants, as they could affect personnel management going forward.
Interest within the prosecution rose ahead of SCIA's launch. By the 11th, more than 3,070 people, including about 260 prosecutors, had attended SCIA appointment briefings held at 17 high and district prosecutors' offices nationwide.
SCIA will launch Oct. 2 as an agency under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, following reforms to the criminal justice system that separate investigation and indictment. It will investigate seven categories of serious crimes: corruption, economic crimes, defense procurement, narcotics, national protection, cybercrime, and distortion of law.