Prosecutors' Office Appoints Kim Myeong-seok as Head of Investigation Division 1, Kim Seon-gyu as Head of Investigation Division 3, and Prosecutor Yoon Sang-hyeok

Kim Jin-wook, Chief of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (third from the left), is taking a commemorative photo with Prosecutor Yoon Sang-hyuk (first from the left), Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Seon-gyu (second from the left), and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Myung-seok (fourth from the left) at the prosecutor appointment ceremony held on the morning of the 7th at the Government Complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. / Photo by the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (HCIA) appointed Prosecutor Kim Myung-seok (Judicial Research and Training Institute Class 30) and Prosecutor Kim Seon-gyu (Class 32), both former prosecutors, as Chief Prosecutors of Investigation Division 1 and Investigation Division 3, respectively, on the 7th.

On the morning of the 7th, the HCIA held a ceremony at the Government Complex Gwacheon HCIA office to present appointment letters to the newly appointed Chief Prosecutor Kim Myung-seok of Investigation Division 1, Chief Prosecutor Kim Seon-gyu of Investigation Division 3, and Prosecutor Yoon Sang-hyuk of the Investigation Planning Office (4th Bar Exam pass).

Chief Prosecutor Kim Myung-seok of Investigation Division 1 is a seasoned violent crime specialist who served mostly in the Violent Crimes Division handling organized crime and drug cases during his tenure as a prosecutor from 2001 to 2017. Additionally, he demonstrated expertise in various recognition investigations, bribery and embezzlement cases, and the recovery of concealed criminal proceeds, having arrested over 600 individuals solely through recognition investigations.

Chief Prosecutor Kim Seon-gyu of Investigation Division 3 is a typical special investigation prosecutor who handled mostly special investigation cases during his service as a prosecutor from 2003 to 2015. He investigated cases such as the 'Former National Tax Service Commissioner and others bribery case' and the 'Former Blue House Secretary solicitation case.' Between 2009 and 2013, he was dispatched to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Central Investigation Department, where he investigated the 'Park Yeon-cha political lobby allegations case,' the 'Hanwha and Taekwang Group slush fund case,' and the 'Savings Bank corruption and political lobby allegations case.'

In 2013, when the Supreme Prosecutors' Office sought to impose severe disciplinary action on President Yoon Seok-youl (then head of Yeoju District Prosecutors' Office), who led the 'National Intelligence Service comment investigation team,' for insubordination, Prosecutor Kim, then a junior prosecutor, posted on the internal network demanding the withdrawal of the disciplinary action.

Prosecutor Yoon passed the bar exam and worked as a criminal defense lawyer for over six years before joining the HCIA as an investigator on May 14 last year, working in Investigation Division 1. Investigator Yoon received high evaluations from the Prosecutor Personnel Committee members for his understanding of HCIA investigative work, practical investigative capabilities, and legal expertise as a lawyer.

With this appointment, the total number of HCIA prosecutors, including the Chief and Deputy Chief, reached 23 out of the authorized 25 positions.

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