Ministry of Justice Establishes Minister-Direct 'Public Official Personnel Verification' Organization

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] As the Yoon Seok-yeol administration plans to abolish the Office of the Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs and entrust the Ministry of Justice with the function of verifying public officials' personnel, the Ministry of Justice is establishing an organization to oversee the collection and management of personnel information related to public office candidates.

On the 24th, the Ministry of Justice announced the legislative notice for the "Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Organization of the Ministry of Justice and Its Affiliated Agencies." According to the amendment, a Director of Personnel Information Management will be established under the Minister of Justice, with two officers under this director: Personnel Information Officer 1 and Personnel Information Officer 2. The total staff will consist of 20 members. The Personnel Information Officer 1 will be a prosecutor, while Personnel Information Officer 2 will be a deputy director, deputy prosecutor director, secretary, or prosecutor investigation secretary. Personnel Information Officer 1 will collect and manage social sector information related to public office candidates, and Officer 2 will handle economic sector information.

The organization will be directly under the Minister of Justice and will be composed of about 20 members.

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