Prosecution to Conduct Final Personnel Appointments at End of Month Ahead of Public Prosecution Office Launch

Restructuring of Public Relations and Planning Officers at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office
Minimal Personnel Changes and Flexible Seniority Allocation
Appointments Take Effect on October 2

The prosecution will conduct its final personnel appointments of the month at the end of September, in line with the launch of the Public Prosecution Office scheduled for October 2. In order to prevent work disruptions during the initial phase, the scope of the personnel changes will be minimized. Non-organizational posts and departments such as the Human Rights Officer and the Major Economic Crime Investigation Unit will be either abolished or restructured.

Yonhap News Agency

According to the legal community on the 28th, the Ministry of Justice convened the 178th Prosecutorial Personnel Committee meeting on this day to deliberate on personnel principles and plans for restructuring non-organizational departments in relation to the launch of the Public Prosecution Office.

The committee determined that non-organizational posts such as the Human Rights Officer, the Major Economic Crime Investigation Unit, and the Public Relations and Planning Officers at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office cannot be continuously maintained after the organizational restructuring, and therefore must be reorganized.

Accordingly, measures will be put in place to assign and adjust related functions to prevent any gaps in their existing roles until the next regular personnel appointments, and the procedures for dissolution or reorganization will be completed.

This round of personnel changes is set to be announced at the end of September, with the appointment start date coinciding with the launch of the Public Prosecution Office on October 2.

The committee decided to keep the number of personnel changes to a minimum in consideration of the organizational restructuring and transfers to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, aiming to maintain organizational stability and prevent work disruptions during the initial phase.

Mid-level officials will be assigned to ensure the smooth handling of election cases nearing the statute of limitations, as well as other cases where continued work is unavoidable for up to 90 days from the opening date, in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code and the supplementary provisions of the Public Prosecution Office Act.

An experienced senior prosecutor will be appointed to lead the newly established Non-indictment Review Unit. Appointment by seniority will be applied flexibly, considering that these personnel moves are temporary until the next regular appointments.

This round of appointments is expected to consist only of transfers, taking into account vacancies created by the organizational restructuring and transfers to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, and will not involve any promotions.

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