Song Kyung-ho, Chief Prosecutor of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, "Will Fulfill Duties as a Public Official"

Prosecutor Song: "Please Support New Prosecutors in Building a People-Serving Prosecution"

In the prosecution's senior executive personnel reshuffle, Song Kyung-ho, who was promoted and transferred to Busan High Prosecutors' Office Chief, stated, "I will fulfill my duties as a public official wherever I am."

Song Kyung-ho, the newly appointed Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, is delivering his inaugural address at the inauguration ceremony held on May 23, 2022, at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

On the 14th, in his farewell speech, Chief Prosecutor Song said, "When I took office at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, I set the principle of becoming a 'fair and warm prosecution that upholds common sense,'" adding, "I promised to protect the people from crime, uphold constitutional values as a human rights advocacy institution, and enforce criminal law fairly in accordance with the common sense of the people."

He continued, "We prioritized eradicating livelihood crimes that cause distress to many ordinary citizens and responding to various violent crimes such as murder. We also strictly dealt with structural corruption crimes that shake the foundation of the nation and unfair trade offenses that undermine the basis of fair competition."

He further emphasized, "We strived to handle cases arising from illegal acts in labor-management relations in a balanced manner according to law and principles. We also worked hard to establish a systematic system for recovering criminal proceeds to cut off motives for crimes and create a foundation for the proceeds to return to the victims."

Chief Prosecutor Song also asked his successor, Prosecutor General Lee Chang-soo, to join forces in creating a "prosecution that serves the people."

During his two years leading the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Chief Prosecutor Song investigated major cases including suspicions surrounding Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the money envelope distribution scandal at the Democratic Party's party convention, and allegations of luxury handbag acceptance involving First Lady Kim Geon-hee.

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