966 Cases Received in 3 Months Since the Launch of the Public Corruption Investigation Office... Prosecutor Cases Account for 42%, the Highest

Government Gwacheon Complex High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gongsucheo) / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Among the complaints and accusations received since the launch of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HCIA), cases related to prosecutors were confirmed to be the most numerous.

On the 27th, the HCIA announced that out of a total of 966 cases received from its launch on January 21 until the 23rd, 817 cases (84.6%) were complaints, accusations, and petitions.

Among these, 25 cases (2.6%) were transferred from other investigative agencies such as the prosecution and police, and 124 cases (12.8%) were notified by recognition. The prosecution transferred or notified 13 cases, and the police 136 cases, respectively.

In particular, cases related to prosecutors accounted for the largest portion with 408 cases (42.2%) among all received cases. Cases related to judges were 207 (21.4%), other high-ranking officials 105 (10.9%), and unidentified accused persons 246 (25.5%), following behind.

An HCIA official stated, "We are promptly analyzing the received cases and doing our best to meet the public's expectations for eradicating corruption among high-ranking officials."

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