Ministry of Justice Conducts Personnel Changes for 542 Individuals Including Prosecutors and Inspectors

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The Ministry of Justice carried out personnel appointments for prosecutors on the 21st. A total of 542 people, including 11 prosecutors at the senior prosecutor level and 531 general prosecutors, are subject to the appointments, with the appointment date set for February 1.

The Ministry of Justice explained that in this personnel appointment, it considered the principles of personnel management such as the principle of regional exchange, decentralized placement by local prosecution office zones, and restrictions on concentrated work in planning departments. In particular, evaluations and achievements from the field were reflected in the appointments, including outstanding prosecutors recommended by agency heads and exemplary prosecutors selected by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. For example, prosecutors Kim Soo-min (37th class) of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, Seo Seong-gwang (40th class) of Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office, Lee Joo-hyung (41st class) of Busan District Prosecutors' Office, Jo Hyun-woong (41st class) of Busan District Prosecutors' Office, Song Jeong-beom (Bar Exam 1st) of Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office, and Lee Ho-jae (Bar Exam 1st) of Seongnam Branch Office, who were selected as exemplary prosecutors in the 2019-2020 first and second half evaluations, were transferred to Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office or Western District Prosecutors' Office.

Outstanding female prosecutors were also appointed to key positions in the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and external organizations. Those appointed include Kim Bong-kyung (40th class) of the Ministry of Justice's Prosecution Division, Kim Soo-min (37th class), a research officer at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and Kim Ji-eon (36th class), a legal cooperation officer at the Embassy of the Netherlands.

Additionally, the Ministry of Justice explained that it broadly applied legislated personnel systems such as the long-term service system for childbirth and childcare purposes, the long-term service system within the same senior prosecutor office zone, and the long-term service system for key prosecution offices. Even in cases not covered by these systems, requests for specific desired locations due to illness or childcare were actively reflected in personnel appointments.

A Ministry of Justice official stated, "We balanced the placement of outstanding prosecutors who have worked at the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office across prosecution offices nationwide to strengthen the operational capabilities of frontline offices." He added, "The timing for assigning prosecutors who are new recruits and subject to training after appointment was adjusted from early March to the first half of February's regular personnel appointments to expand the actual workforce at each office."

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