Kim Jin-wook and Park Beom-gye Meeting... "Pursuing Organic Cooperation Between the Corruption Investigation Office and the Ministry of Justice"

Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency, visited Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, on the 9th to discuss cooperation measures between the two agencies.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (Gong-su-cheo), visited Park Beom-gye, Minister of Justice, on the 9th for a "lunch meeting" to discuss cooperation measures between the Ministry of Justice and Gong-su-cheo.

Kim visited the Ministry of Justice at the Government Gwacheon Complex at 5:30 p.m. that day and met with Minister Park. The meeting was held privately with Lee Jung-soo, Director of the Ministry of Justice's Prosecution Bureau, and Park Myung-gyun, Policy Planning Officer of Gong-su-cheo, in attendance.

Before Minister Park's meeting with Kim, he told reporters, "Since Gong-su-cheo is a newly established organization, they have not yet recruited prosecutors. In this situation, I wanted to ask if there is any support the Ministry of Justice can provide and to foster an organic cooperative relationship between us."

Regarding Kim's agreement with Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl to activate a "practical consultation channel between Gong-su-cheo and the prosecution," Minister Park called it a "desirable development" and said, "A cooperative relationship between the two is absolutely necessary."

The meeting between the two lasted about 1 hour and 10 minutes. As Kim left the Ministry of Justice building, he mentioned, "There was a remark from Minister Park hoping that Gong-su-cheo, being a long-standing task, will do well going forward." The implication was that instead of discussing major issues, they exchanged well-wishes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Meanwhile, on the 8th, Kim met with Prosecutor General Yoon at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-dong, Seoul, for well over an hour, contrary to expectations, exchanging various opinions including the prosecution's direction. At this meeting, the two agreed to activate a practical consultation channel between Gong-su-cheo and the prosecution, and Yoon reportedly expressed his intention to actively cooperate for the smooth operation of Gong-su-cheo.

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