Launched the airlift… Kim Jin-wook “The competition between the sword and the good will”

On the afternoon of the 21st, the Office of Crime Investigation for High-ranking Public Officials (Airport Office) was officially launched by hanging a signboard at the Gwacheon Government Complex. President Moon Jae-in is moving to the hall with attendees after awarding a letter of appointment to Kim Jin-wook (right), the first chief of public transport at the Blue House main building this morning. Director Kim’s term of office is three years from this day. [청와대사진기자단]

The Office of Crime Investigation for High-ranking Officials (Airport Office) officially launched on the 21st with a signboard (photo) in the 5th building of the Gwacheon Government Complex. In 1996, after the 15th National Assembly initiated the anti-corruption law and the establishment discussion began, 25 years later, for the first time in constitutional history, an independent investigation and prosecution agency was created.

President Moon Jae-in approved the appointment of Kim Jin-wook as the Minister of Public Affairs on the same day and awarded the appointment letter to Kim. President Moon emphasized that “there are high expectations for airborne agencies,” and “the most important virtue is neutrality and independence from politics and existing agencies.” “Cooperation with the prosecution and police is also very important. He said, “If we show the criminals of the due process and human rights-friendly investigation, we will be able to gain public trust.”

On the 21st, the official launch date of the High-ranking Officials Crime Investigation Office (Airborne Service), a signboard is hanging at the Gwacheon Airborne Service Office in Gyeonggi Province. [뉴시스]

At the inauguration ceremony, Director Kim said, “I will thoroughly observe political neutrality and independence, and investigate corruption of high-ranking officials without sanctuary. Through the exercise of self-reflective authority, we will make the airlift a human rights-friendly investigation agency.” He said, “The reason that the prosecution and the like have shown the wrong practice of prioritizing only the results of the investigation is due to a closed and rigid organizational culture, so we will implement a horizontal organizational culture.” “If you check what to do, it will be a win-win relationship with goodwill competition.”

The airlift was launched that day, but there is still only one person in charge of Kim. Airborne prosecutors who can appoint no more than 25 persons, including the deputy chief and deputy chief, are determined through the resolution of the Personnel Committee, and no more than 40 airborne investigators and no more than 20 general administrative staff who are level 4-7 public officials are appointed by the Dean. Because of this, it will take several more months for the air defense agency to start a full-scale investigation. Deputy Director Kim also met with reporters on the day and said, “I will focus on the work of the deputy chief, prosecutor, and investigator for the next two months.”

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