Kim Jin-wook, head of the Corruption Investigation Department, will retire on the 19th after completing his three-year term. The Corruption Investigation Office was officially launched on January 21, 2021, when Director Kim took office as the first director.
On the 16th, Director Kim held his last press conference at the Corruption Investigation Office press room in the Gwacheon Government Complex. He said, “It took 25 years from 1996 (when discussions on establishment first began) to 2021 (when it was actually launched) to create the Airborne Corruption Agency,” and added, “Since a new system has been introduced, we have to go through trial and error.”
Kim Jin-wook, head of the Corruption Investigation Office, is going to work at the Corruption Investigation Office in the Gwacheon Government Complex on the 16th. Director Kim will retire after completing his three-year term on the 19th. The Corruption Investigation Office was officially launched in January 2021 when Director Kim took office as the first director / Yonhap News
The Corruption Investigation Office is assessed to have had little investigative results over the past three years. There are only three cases that were directly investigated and indicted, two of which were acquitted until the appeals court, and the remaining one is being tried in the first trial. He applied for a total of five arrest warrants so far, but all of them were dismissed by the court. In addition, controversies such as the ‘imperial investigation’ into Prosecutor General Lee Seong-yoon, who was considered a pro-Moon prosecutor during the previous administration, and the ‘telephone background investigation’ into the opposition party and the media were also caused. In addition, there was an ‘exodus of personnel’ to the extent that only two of the 13 prosecutors appointed at the beginning of the launch of the Corruption Investigation Agency remain. Regarding this, Director Kim said, “I will humbly accept the criticism,” but added, “It may be hard to say it in detail, but there were a lot of misunderstandings and it will be evaluated by history later.” He then said, “The media seems to think that the Corruption Investigation Office has no merit, but is that possible?”
Currently, the Corruption Investigation Director Candidate Recommendation Committee is in the process of recommending Director Kim’s successor. The candidate group includes Kim Tae-gyu, vice chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, who is classified as pro-ruling. Vice Chairman Kim has opposed the launch of the Corruption Investigation Office in the past. In relation to this, Director Kim said, “The Candidate Recommendation Committee will do well, but when it comes to priorities for what is important to the Corruption Investigation Office, independence and neutrality come first.”
When reporters asked about his plans after leaving office, Director Kim said, “I would like to ask you a question. “Where will there be the least controversy?” he asked. He added, “I want to rest for a while. “I have no thoughts,” he said.
Director Kim’s retirement ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the 19th in the Corruption Investigation Office’s conference room with only employees in attendance. It is said that it is not common for an institution head’s retirement ceremony to be held privately.
2024-01-16 18:01:59
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