The Corruption Investigation Office Unveils Official CI Plaque... Kim Jin-wook: "The Corruption Investigation Office is Now a Time of Accumulation"

Director Kim Jin-wook Introduces the Story of 'Moso Bamboo'
"With Today as an Opportunity, the Corruption Investigation Office Will Continuously Improve"

On the morning of the 26th, at the official plaque unveiling ceremony reflecting the official CI of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials held at the Government Complex Gwacheon, attendees including Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (fourth from the right), and Yeo Woon-guk, Deputy Chief (third from the right), are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HOCI) held a plaque unveiling ceremony on the 26th featuring its new official Corporate Identity (CI).

On the morning of the same day, HOCI held the plaque unveiling event at the main entrance on the first floor of the HOCI building in Government Gwacheon Complex Building 5, attended by HOCI Chief Kim Jin-wook, Deputy Chief Yeo Woon-guk, and 44 staff members.

Since its launch last year, HOCI had been temporarily using a CI incorporating the Taegeuk symbol representing the government. However, with the recent finalization of a CI and slogan embodying the values pursued by the independent agency HOCI, the official plaque was produced and unveiled.

The unveiling ceremony was attended by Chief Kim, Deputy Chief Yeo, Acting Director Kim Sang-chun of the Government Complex Management Office, Prosecutor Cha Jeong-hyun of Investigation Division 3, Officer Lee Mi-ra from the Planning and Finance Office, as well as representatives from various HOCI roles including public officials, security guards, and cleaning staff.

On the morning of the 26th, Kim Jin-wook, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), is delivering a greeting at the unveiling ceremony of the official CIO CI plaque held at the Government Gwacheon Complex.

Chief Kim said, “Although we lack an independent building, I am pleased to unveil the plaque reflecting HOCI’s core values of ‘Justice Established Rightly, Integrity Newly Written’ and the members’ commitment to independent investigations.” He added, “Let us all, as HOCI members, make every effort to ensure that HOCI takes root among the people as a trusted independent anti-corruption investigative agency, building on the experiences of the past year and a half.”

He explained, “The CI we present today symbolizes two hands holding up. It represents HOCI serving the people and standing together with them.” He continued, “It can also be seen as a tree rooted among the people, stretching its branches toward the values of justice, human rights, and integrity.”

At the end of his remarks, Chief Kim said, “Lastly, I would like to share an unusual story about bamboo before concluding my speech. There is a tree called ‘Moso Bamboo’ in the Far East region of China.”

He explained, “This bamboo grows only 3 cm during the first four years after its seed is planted, but from the fifth year, it grows rapidly by 30 cm daily for six weeks, quickly becoming a giant bamboo. This rapid growth is possible because it spent four years developing deep and strong roots underground, a ‘time of accumulation.’”

Chief Kim stated, “I believe HOCI is currently in a ‘time of accumulation’ like the initial four years of the Moso Bamboo. I am confident that the time spent preparing and accumulating our capabilities while serving and focusing solely on the people will be a great foundation for future growth.”

He concluded his remarks by saying, “We have shown disappointing aspects to the public at times, but with today’s unveiling of the new CI plaque, we aim to become a constantly renewing HOCI. I ask for both criticism and warm encouragement from the public.”

Earlier, on the 18th, HOCI unveiled a CI symbolizing the two hands of HOCI members serving the people, representing impartial and independent investigations, along with the slogan “Serving the People, Establishing Justice Rightly, Writing Integrity Anew,” selected through an internal contest.

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