Minister of Public Transportation Kim Jin-wook is answering questions from reporters as he goes to work at the government office in Gwacheon on the morning of the 10th. yunhap news
Kim Jin-wook, head of the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Department (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Public Affairs), predicted the time of the start of the investigation of the ‘1 case’ in April.
Deputy Director Kim met with reporters on his way to work at the Gwacheon Government Complex on the 10th and said, “There are many applicants for prosecutors, so it will be difficult to finish the interview within February.”
He also explained that “as soon as the holiday is over, we will proceed with the screening of the documents by the false judges. We will also organize the interview screening with more external members.” External members are expected to be filled with legal figures.
“In the interview, unless there are reasons for disqualification, we are planning to rank them all and put them all on the HR committee,” said Director Kim. “It is not disqualified, but cutting off may violate the HR committee’s authority, so the judgment will be made by the HR committee.”
As a result of the application for the prosecutor’s office, which ended on the 4th, a total of 233 people applied for the recruitment of 23 people, recording a 10-to-1 competitive rate. The appointment of an airborne prosecutor must go through deliberation and resolution by the personnel committee.
Chief Kim said, “After the Lunar New Year holiday, I plan to meet the chief of the police agency Kim Chang-ryong.” It is also known that Kim Jeong-wook, the new president of the Seoul Bar Association, is also planning to prevent Kim.
Regarding the plan for relocating the government building, he said, “Because the real estate market price is affected, we need to look into various places in Seoul, suburbs of Seoul, Gwacheon, and Ilsan,” he said.
Regarding the court’s arrest of former Environment Minister Eun-kyung Kim for the’blacklist of the Ministry of Environment’ the day before, Deputy Minister Kim said, “It is a matter judged by the court and has no direct relationship with us as the appeal procedure will proceed.”
When asked if there would be any charges or accusations related to the abuse of authority, he said, “If you look at the crime of abuse of authority under Article 123 of the Criminal Code, is there a standard that says, “I made him do something without obligation”. It should be,” he said.
Regarding the Severe Crime Investigation Office, which is being discussed in the National Assembly, he said, “I know that the discussion has begun,” and “I don’t think we are in a position to comment.”
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