Prosecutors and Special Judicial Police Share 'Investigation Know-How'... Strict Response to Crimes Affecting Public Livelihood

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] Prosecutors and special judicial police officers (teuksagyeong) affiliated with administrative agencies have gathered to share investigative know-how in various specialized fields and vowed to respond strictly to various crimes affecting the public.

The Criminal Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Hwang Byung-joo) held the "Special Judicial Police Operation Managers Meeting" on the 24th, attended by a total of 47 people, including special judicial police operation managers from 30 central administrative agencies and local governments, to strengthen specialized investigative capabilities and cooperation systems.

Teuksagyeong is a system that grants investigative authority to administrative officials in specialized fields for violations of special laws. As of December last year, approximately 25,000 teuksagyeong officers are active across 42 fields, including finance, taxation, customs, and environment, belonging to 36 central administrative agencies and 17 local governments.

At this meeting, they shared excellent investigative cases such as the arrest and indictment of two suspects involved in the overseas leakage of advanced technology through close cooperation between prosecutors and teuksagyeong, and the indictment of seven people including the representative of a smelting plant that discharged carcinogens into the Nakdong River. They discussed ways to strengthen specialized investigative capabilities by expanding investigative cooperation with teuksagyeong, centered on dedicated prosecutors in key prosecutor's offices such as environment (Uijeongbu), food and pharmaceuticals (Seoul Western), and intellectual property (Daejeon).

To establish an organic cooperation system, prosecutors and teuksagyeong agreed to activate mentoring between frontline prosecutor's offices and teuksagyeong, hold outreach meetings by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, expand educational opportunities by specialized fields, and listen to suggestions for the development of the teuksagyeong system.

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