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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gong-su-cheo) carried out personnel changes involving the promotion and transfer of nine prosecutors, including department chiefs, on the 5th.

Kim Su-jeong, former Acting Director of Investigation Planning (Judicial Research and Training Institute Class 30), was appointed as the new Deputy Head of Investigation Division 2. Ye Sang-gyun, former Acting Director of Human Rights Investigation Policy (Class 30), was promoted to Head of the Prosecution Department. Lee Dae-hwan, former Acting Deputy Head of Investigation Division 1 (Class 34), was appointed as Investigation Planning Director along with his promotion to department chief. Cha Jeong-hyun, Acting Deputy Head of Investigation Division 3 (Class 36), was promoted to Deputy Department Chief.

Kim Seong-moon, Deputy Head of Investigation Division 2 (Class 29), was transferred to Human Rights Investigation Policy Director. Additionally, four prosecutors, including Kim Sook-jung (Bar Exam 1st), moved positions, with Kim transferring from Investigation Division 1 to the Investigation Planning Office.

Gong-su-cheo plans to conduct additional personnel appointments on the 7th for two newly appointed department chiefs and one prosecutor. Kim Myung-seok, former Deputy Department Chief at Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Seongnam Branch (Class 30), Kim Seon-gyu, former prosecutor at Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office (Class 32), and Yoon Sang-hyuk, Gong-su-cheo Prosecutorial Officer (4th), will newly join the agency.

This personnel reshuffle was conducted as part of organizational restructuring to establish a new lineup through the replenishment and promotion of department chiefs. It aims to enhance understanding and cooperation between investigative and non-investigative departments through rotational assignments, including transferring investigative officers to other departments halfway through their terms, thereby improving investigative capabilities and producing investigative results, according to Gong-su-cheo.

Director Kim Jin-wook stated, "With the addition of new department chiefs who have outstanding experience and capabilities in cognitive and special investigations, and the promotion of prosecutors recognized for their work performance, Gong-su-cheo has properly established its lineup as an investigative agency. We will take this personnel change as an opportunity to maximize organizational capabilities, revitalize the atmosphere, and create investigative results that the public expects, showing the public Gong-su-cheo’s steady progress step by step."

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