Three Chief Prosecutors of the Public Security Division at the Central District Prosecutors' Office Resign Immediately After Local Elections

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] It has been reported that three chief prosecutors in charge of election investigations at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office expressed their intention to resign immediately after the June 1 local elections.

According to the legal community on the 2nd, Choi Chang-min, Head of the Public Investigation Division 1 (Judicial Research and Training Institute Class 32), Kim Kyung-geun, Head of the Public Investigation Division 2 (Class 33), and Jin Hyun-il, Head of the Criminal Division 10 (Class 32, formerly Head of Public Investigation Division 3) recently expressed their intention to resign.

The three chief prosecutors reportedly changed their original plan to resign in line with the regular personnel reshuffle to avoid influencing the election, instead choosing to express their intention to resign immediately after the election. They are expected to continue working until the personnel changes take effect, so ongoing investigations are unlikely to be significantly affected.

The prosecution investigated 1,003 people in connection with the 8th simultaneous nationwide local elections and the National Assembly by-elections held the previous day. Among them, 32 were indicted, 93 were not prosecuted, and investigations are ongoing for the remaining 878. On the same day, the Public Investigation Division 2 also conducted a search and seizure of the Jung-gu Office and the residence of Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu, Seoul, on suspicion of violating the Public Official Election Act.

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