Police Chief: "Visit to Public Corruption Investigation Office Chief Tomorrow for Institutional Cooperation"

Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong of the National Police Agency. / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Regarding Kim Jin-wook, the head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office, who is to undergo police investigation and visit the National Police Agency on the 23rd, Police Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong described it as a "purely preventive" visit.

At a press briefing on the 22nd, Commissioner Kim said, "I am legally restricted from directly commanding the investigation," adding, "I plan for it to be a meeting in the spirit of institutional cooperation."

The Center for Monitoring Speculative Capital reported Kim to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on charges of violating the Act on the Prohibition of Improper Solicitation and Graft, but since it did not fall under crimes for which prosecutors can initiate investigations under the new Prosecutors' Office Act, the case was transferred to the Jongno Police Station in Seoul and ultimately taken over by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

Commissioner Kim explained, "Since my appointment, it is preventive in nature and not about discussing work matters."

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