Ministry of Justice Appoints Lawyer Lee Seong-hee as New Head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department

Attorney Lee Seong-hee appointed as Head of the Inspection Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. / Provided by the Ministry of Justice

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] Lawyer Lee Seong-hee (58, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 25) has been appointed as the head of the Inspection Department of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, which had been vacant for four months.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that Lawyer Lee was newly appointed as the successor to former Inspection Department head Han Dong-soo.

Originally from Hongseong, Chungnam, Lawyer Lee was commissioned as a prosecutor at the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office in 1996 and served as head of the Special Investigation Division at Changwon District Prosecutors' Office, head of the Foreign Affairs Division at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and head of the Criminal Division 2 at Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office. He retired after serving as deputy chief prosecutor at Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office in 2019 and was working as a lawyer at the law firm Dambak.

Having served as head of the Inspection Department at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office, Lawyer Lee formed a special investigation team for lawyer lobbying allegations in 2018 and prosecuted two active prosecutors who leaked investigation secrets to lawyers.

The head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Inspection Department, a position equivalent to chief prosecutor, has been appointed through external recruitment since 2008. Qualifications include having more than 10 years of experience as a judge, prosecutor, or lawyer. The term is two years and can be renewed.

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