Lee Nak-yeon "With the Launch of the Corruption Investigation Office, Illegal Privileges Will Disappear... Reforms of the Prosecution and Others Will Continue Uninterrupted"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] "With the launch of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (Gong-su-cheo), I hope that the illegal privileges and practices of the power elite will disappear, and the public service community will become cleaner."

Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the 1st meeting of the National Economic Advisory Council held at the National Assembly on the 21st. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 21st, Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on his Facebook, "Today marks the official launch of Gong-su-cheo, 25 years after the public discourse began due to demands from civil society."

Lee said, "Congratulations on the inauguration of Kim Jin-wook, the first head of Gong-su-cheo," and added, "I expect it to be trusted as the 'People's Gong-su-cheo' through transparent and fair law enforcement."

He also reiterated the importance of prosecutorial reform.

Lee emphasized, "The law must be fair and equal to everyone," and urged, "I hope Gong-su-cheo will faithfully perform its role so that our society becomes more just and clean through investigations without sanctuary." He added, "The Democratic Party of Korea will continue to push forward reforms of power institutions, including the prosecution, without interruption."

On the same day, President Moon Jae-in presented the appointment letter to Kim Jin-wook, the first head of Gong-su-cheo.

Gong-su-cheo is a dedicated agency for investigating power-related corruption, granted both investigative and prosecutorial authority. Its investigation targets include high-ranking public officials of grade 3 or higher and their families, including former and current presidents, members of the National Assembly, Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice and justices of the Constitutional Court, the Prime Minister and political officials in the Prime Minister's Secretariat, political officials of the Central Election Commission, ministers and vice ministers, Prosecutor General, judges and prosecutors, police officers of rank superintendent or higher, and general officers.

The crimes subject to investigation include bribery, third-party bribery provision, bribery offering, mediation of bribery, dereliction of duty, abuse of authority, and various other corrupt practices.

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