Ex-senior prosecutor tapped as inaugural head of new investigation agency

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SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- 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 appoint him to the post after he undergoes a parliamentary confirmation hearing. If appointed, he will serve a two-year term.

The new agency, designed to partly replace the prosecution service's functions, is scheduled to launch on Oct. 2 as part of sweeping reform that strips prosecutors of their independent and supplementary investigative powers.

The agency will investigate major crimes in seven categories -- corruption, economic crimes, defense acquisition, drug offenses, crimes against state security, cybercrimes and offenses involving distortion of the law.

Kim Ji-yong, nominee to head the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, is seen in this photo provided by his law firm, Apex Law. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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据尹某透露，最高检察厅刑事部前部长金智勇从四名候选人中脱颖而出，被选为新机构的最终领导人。

尹锡悦将向李在明总统推荐金正恩，待其通过国会确认听证后，李在明总统将任命他担任该职务。如果获得任命，他的任期为两年。

该新机构旨在部分取代检察机关的职能，计划于 10 月 2 日启动，这是全面改革的一部分，该改革剥夺了检察官的独立和补充调查权。

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这张照片由金智勇的律师事务所Apex Law提供，照片中的他被提名为重罪调查厅厅长。（照片非卖品）（韩联社）

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