Kim Jin-wook, Head of the Corruption Investigation Office, Holds First 1.5-Hour Meeting with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol... "Will Activate Practical Consultation Channel"

Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo), is leaving the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, after meeting with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol on the afternoon of the 8th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Kim Jin-wook, head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (hereinafter referred to as the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, or CPO), met with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol on the 8th and agreed to activate a practical consultation channel between the CPO and the prosecution.

Kim stated this after meeting with Prosecutor General Yoon for about an hour and a half from 4 p.m. at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, and speaking with reporters.

Kim said, "We had a fundamental discussion to cooperate well regarding the case transfer clause," adding, "The atmosphere of the meeting was good, but we did not have a detailed conversation about the standards for case transfer."

He said, "We did not set the next meeting, but agreed to operate the channel practically and cooperate."

Before the meeting, when asked by reporters, Kim also stated, "It is not just a one-time meeting; communication should be maintained through multiple channels."

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