Hong Jun-pyo: "Abolish the Corruption Investigation Office... Reform the National Police Agency like the US FBI"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] Hong Joon-pyo, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, announced on the 14th that he would "reorganize the prosecution-centered investigative functions into a National Investigation Agency-centered system."
On the same day, Hong stated on his Facebook, "I will separate the National Investigation Headquarters within the National Police Agency from the police and reorganize it into the National Investigation Agency," adding, "I will model it after the U.S. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) to unify all investigative functions."
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He also said, "The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo) will be abolished, and the prosecution will only handle supplementary investigations to maintain prosecutions," adding, "Since political prosecution caused confusion, I will reorganize the national inspection agency to befit the era of advanced countries."
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