(LEAD) Lee nominates ex-senior prosecutor as inaugural head of new investigation agency

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PARIS/SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has nominated a former senior prosecutor as the inaugural head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency ahead of the new investigation body's scheduled launch next month, a presidential spokesperson said.

Lee plans to refer the nomination of Kim Ji-yong, former chief of the criminal affairs department at the Supreme Prosecutors Office, to the National Assembly for a confirmation hearing, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Monday (local time) in Paris, where the president is on an official visit.

Kim Ji-yong, nominee to head the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, answers reporters' questions as he arrives at his confirmation hearing preparation office at a government building in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2026. (Yonhap)

The announcement came after Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung recommended Kim to Lee for appointment as head of the new agency, which is scheduled to launch on Oct. 2 and assume investigative authorities after prosecutors are stripped of all investigative powers under a revised Criminal Procedure Act.

Describing Kim as well-versed in investigations, Kang said Kim is well suited for the task of promptly establishing and leading the new agency.

In his first public appearance since his nomination, Kim arrived at his confirmation hearing preparation office in Seoul on Tuesday, saying he will prepare well for lawmakers' questions.

"My shoulders are heavy from immense responsibility as I have been nominated the head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, which is being newly established at a time of large changes in the criminal justice system," he told reporters there.

"If I am given the opportunity to work, I will do my best to quickly stabilize the organization and ensure no gaps in the state's response to serious crimes," he added.

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总统发言人康裕贞周一（当地时间）在巴黎表示，李明博计划将最高检察厅刑事部前部长金智溶的提名提交国会进行确认听证。李明博总统当时正在巴黎进行正式访问。

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此前，内政部长尹浩中向李推荐金某担任新机构的负责人。该机构计划于10月2日成立，并在根据修订后的《刑事诉讼法》剥夺检察官所有调查权后，接管调查权。

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