Public Prosecution Service Investigator Open Recruitment Closed... 233 Applicants for 23 Positions, '10:1 Competition Ratio'

On the 21st of last month, at the signboard unveiling ceremony of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office held at the Government Gwacheon Complex, Nam Gi-myeong, head of the Preparatory Group for the establishment of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, Choo Mi-ae, Minister of Justice, Yoon Ho-jung, Chairman of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office, unveiled the signboard. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The open application process for selecting 23 prosecutors for the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) has closed, with a total of 233 applicants.

On the 4th, the CIO announced that 40 people applied for the position of chief prosecutor, which has 4 openings, and 193 people applied for the prosecutor positions, which have 19 openings, resulting in a competition rate of 10 to 1 for each.

The prosecutors ultimately selected for the CIO will be responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and maintaining public prosecution of crimes committed by high-ranking officials. The term is 3 years, with the possibility of renewal up to 3 times.

However, the CIO did not disclose the background information of the applicants, which had attracted public interest. Previously, Kim Jinwook, the first head of the CIO, had announced plans to select up to 12 prosecutors from the prosecution, the maximum allowed by law.

Additionally, the CIO issued a press release on the same day refuting reports by some media outlets claiming that "the CIO plans to appoint more than three chief prosecutors from the prosecution."

The CIO stated, "We have never announced plans to appoint all chief prosecutors from the prosecution, and this is not true," adding, "This is a matter to be discussed by the personnel committee."

Meanwhile, the open recruitment for 30 CIO investigators at levels 4 to 7 will close on the 5th.

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