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Ex-Senior Prosecutor Tapped as Inaugural Head of New Investigation Agency

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Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung on Monday nominated a former senior prosecutor to serve as the inaugural head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency set to launch next month. Kim Ji-yong, former chief of the criminal affairs department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, was chosen as the final nominee to lead the new agency from a shortlist of four candidates, according to Yun. Yun will recommend Kim to President Lee Jae Myung, who will appoi…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cha Min-ji = With the launch of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCA) scheduled for the 2nd of next month, lawyer Kim Ji-yong has been selected as the candidate for the first Commissioner, and the newly established organization's...

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Attorney Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor, has been nominated as the first head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCA), which is set to launch on October 2. Once the Minister of the Interior and Safety recommends a single candidate to the President for appointment, the President makes the final appointment following a confirmation hearing in the National Assembly. On the 7th, Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-joong [nominated…

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Minister of the Interior and Safety recommends to President Lee… Appointment following National Assembly confirmation hearing Reporters Yang Jung-woo and Cha Min-ji = Attorney Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor, has been selected as the final candidate for the first Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-joong held a briefing at the Government Complex Seoul on the 7th, stating that Kim …

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Breaking News: Former Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office Deputy Chief Prosecutor Kim Ji-yong Nominated as Inaugural Head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. On the 7th, Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-joong recommended Kim Ji-yong (58, 28th class), former Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office, to President Lee Jae-myung as the candidate to lead the first Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. The Candida…

Attorney Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor, has been selected as the final candidate for the first Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. President Lee Jae-myung, having received the recommendation from Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-joong, will request the National Assembly to hold a confirmation hearing. Minister Yoon Ho-joong held a briefing at the Government Complex Seoul on the 7th and announced his plan to re…

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Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) broke the news on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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