Minister Chu: "The Corruption Investigation Office Completes Prosecution Reform"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae stated that "the completion of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) is the completion of prosecutorial reform."

On the 14th, Minister Choo mentioned on Facebook that Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, along with Supreme Council members Kim Jong-min and Shin Dong-geun, visited the CIO office within the Government Complex Gwacheon, and said, "The Gwacheon CIO has been waiting for its landlord for three months."

Minister Choo emphasized, "Following the opinion of President Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer who requested that the investigative agency become a model of investigation, the CIO will serve as a model for other investigative agencies in terms of investigation processes, procedures, and methods." She added, "The CIO has separate rooms for prosecutors and investigators, and both investigators and subjects under investigation can immediately verify and print whether their statements are recorded accurately through dual monitors." She explained, "The interrogation rooms are designed to record the investigation process, and a human rights inspector is also assigned."

She also stressed, "We will do our best to overcome the current situation where the composition of the Chief Recommendation Committee is blocked and to ensure that the anti-corruption and misconduct investigation agency can operate smoothly."

Meanwhile, on the same day, Lee Nak-yeon visited the Government Complex Gwacheon to inspect the CIO office space and received a briefing on the launch preparations from Nam Ki-myung, head of the CIO Establishment Preparation Team.

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