The Corruption Investigation Office Announces Hiring of 15 Investigators... Approaching Full Staff Capacity Just 10 Months After Launch

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HCIC) has announced the final selection of 15 new investigators. Once they begin working, the HCIC will be fully staffed for the first time since its establishment. It has been 10 months since its launch.

According to the legal community on the 8th, the HCIC has selected 15 new investigators and plans to appoint them as early as the end of this month.

The successful candidates include 2 prosecution administrative officers (Grade 5), 7 prosecution clerks (Grade 6), and 6 prosecution assistant clerks (Grade 7). They must submit candidate registration and background statements by the 13th.

With this recruitment, if all 15 positions are filled, the HCIC will reach the investigator quota stipulated by the HCIC Act. According to the HCIC Act, the investigator quota should total 40, including those hired directly and those seconded from the prosecution.

Currently, the HCIC has 25 investigators: 18 hired during the first recruitment, 2 transferred from prosecution backgrounds, and 5 seconded from the prosecution.

However, there remains a variable as 2 investigators selected during the first recruitment declined their appointments.

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