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Will Kim Ji-Yong, Nominee for Head of Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, Overcome the Verification Threshold? 'A Week of Destiny'

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jae-ha = The 'week of destiny' that will determine whether Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for the first Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA), will be appointed despite opposition from hardliners in the ruling party...

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jae-ha = The 'week of destiny' that will determine whether Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for the first Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA), will be appointed despite opposition from hardliners in the ruling party...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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With the entire leadership of the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Service vacant, organizational restructuring is urgently needed to ensure the smooth establishment of the judicial system. The Serious Crimes Investigation Agency faces a manpower shortage with only 40 rank-and-file prosecutors, and mechanisms to check investigative powers are also required. Concerns are mounting over an unprecedented situation of a "complete vacuum in lea…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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