Kim Jin-wook, Head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, "Will Fulfill Duties Until the End"... Rejects 'Voluntary Resignation'

Kim "The Corruption Investigation Office is walking a path no one has taken... It will take root in the future"

Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] Kim Jin-wook, the head of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo), expressed his determination to complete his term without resigning voluntarily.

According to the legal community on the 21st, Kim stated in an email sent to staff on the 16th titled "Remarks on the Occasion of the Amendment of the Case Handling Rules," "As the inaugural head, I will fulfill my duties to the end so that our agency can firmly take root." Kim's term lasts until January 2024.

Kim emphasized, "This year has brought significant changes to the external environment surrounding our agency," adding, "All the more, if we steadfastly maintain political neutrality and independence while quietly doing what we must, we will take root in the near future."

He continued, "Our agency is a newly established investigative body, walking a path no one has taken before," and said, "Like the poem by Seosan Dae-sa, 'Dapseol Yajunggeo (踏雪野中去),' it feels as if the public is watching the disorderly steps we took last year, prompting reflection."

He added, "When I look back on last year, I reflect on whether I spoke and acted with the gravity befitting the head of an investigative agency," and quoted Dasan Jeong Yak-yong's teaching of the spirit of 'Heumheum (欽欽),' saying, "We must handle matters cautiously with a mindset of restraint and prudence."

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