Prosecutors to Work in "Shared Offices"... Supreme Prosecutors' Office Establishes Centers at 16 Locations Nationwide

Targeting Opening in the Second Half of the Year…
Approximately 160 Seats Planned
Remote Work Enabled by Expansion of Digital Records

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office is establishing smart work centers at prosecutor's office buildings nationwide so that prosecutors can work outside their designated offices.

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According to the legal community on June 15, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office is preparing smart work center offices at 16 prosecutor's office buildings across the country, including the Seoul Central, Eastern, Southern, and Northern District Prosecutors' Offices, as well as the Incheon, Suwon, and Daejeon District Prosecutors' Offices, with the goal of opening in the second half of this year.

The smart work center will function as a so-called "shared office" workspace. Since most criminal investigation records were digitized last year, the office is being introduced on the premise that tasks, except for in-person interrogations and meetings, can be handled remotely.

The center will have a total of approximately 160 seats. Each office will be designed to accommodate about six prosecutors.

Prosecutors or acting prosecutors can use the nearest center after making a reservation and receiving approval from their institution head. They will be able to work at any building that has a center, regardless of their assigned prosecutor's office.

Other government ministries, such as the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, have been operating smart work centers since 2010. The court system also began pilot operations at the Patent Court in 2010 and currently maintains smart work centers at 28 courts.

The prosecution was slower to introduce smart work centers compared to other institutions, as most case records for investigations have traditionally been prepared as paper documents due to the nature of investigative work.

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