Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office, Appoints Lee Young-joo to Personnel Committee... Personnel Committee Formation Completed

Lee Young-joo, Director of the Human Rights Counseling Center at Seoul National University Human Rights Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Ji-hwan] On the 7th, Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office (Gong-su-cheo), appointed Lee Young-joo, Director of the Human Rights Counseling Center at Seoul National University Human Rights Center, as a personnel committee member.

On the same day, Chief Kim announced through Gong-su-cheo's Facebook, "The opposition party recommended two personnel committee members for Gong-su-cheo as of March 5, completing all four members recommended by the National Assembly," and added, "I appoint Professor Lee Young-joo as a member of the personnel committee recommended by the Chief."

Director Lee graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 1993 and served as a prosecutor at various levels, including Chief Prosecutor of Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office, Planning Director at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and Deputy Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. She became the second female Chief Prosecutor in history. She is the only female member among the current Gong-su-cheo personnel committee members.

The Gong-su-cheo personnel committee consists of seven members: the Chief and Deputy Chief of Gong-su-cheo, two members recommended by the ruling and opposition parties each, and one member appointed by the Chief.

The personnel committee has been finalized with Director Lee, Chief Kim, Deputy Chief Yeo Woon-guk, ruling party recommended lawyers Na Ki-joo (55, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 22) and Oh Young-jung (52, class 39), and opposition party recommended lawyers Yoo Il-jun (55, class 21) and Kim Young-jong (55, class 23).

Among the seven personnel committee members, four are former prosecutors. The Chief and Deputy Chief are former judges, and one member is a lawyer.

Gong-su-cheo plans to hold its first personnel committee meeting this week to discuss the standards and methods for prosecutor interviews.

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