Did the prosecution really disappear? (KOR) Abolishing the agency has created a fragmented criminal justice system while preserving prosecutors and special investigative powers. 2026.10.6
Did the prosecution really disappear? Abolishing the agency has created a fragmented criminal justice system while preserving prosecutors and special investigative powers. 2026.10.4
Moon nominates former Judge Kim Jin-wook to lead CIO President Moon Jae-in has selected Kim Jin-wook, a former judge, as his nominee to head the new investigation agency for senior public officials, the Blue House said Wednesday. 2020.12.30
Moon praises passage of final CIO bill as 'historic' move to rein in prosecution President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday expressed hope that the new investigation agency for high-ranking public officials will serve as an effective check on the power of state prosecutors. 2020.12.15
Bill to operate CIO is on its way to Assembly vote The ruling party on Tuesday used its majority to push through a bill setting up a powerful new corruption investigation agency to a vote later this week. 2020.12.8
DP vows to open new investigation agency next month The ruling party on Monday vowed to launch a new agency in charge of investigating senior public servants as scheduled next month, regardless of whether the opposition party continues refusing to participate in the process. 2020.6.29
![Kim Jin-wook, a former judge and a researcher at the Constitutional Court, enters the court on Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday nominated Kim as the first head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11323938.jpg?imageId=11323938&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![President Moon Jae-in hosts a cabinet meeting via videoconference call from the Blue House on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10425467.jpg?imageId=10425467&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Lawmakers of the People Power Party, including its floor leader Joo Ho-young, try to stop Rep. Yun Ho-jung, chairman of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, from banging the gravel to declare the passage of a controversial revision of the law governing the Corruption Investigation Office for high-ranking public servants. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10637503.jpg?imageId=10637503&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Democratic Party Chairman Lee Hae-chan, left, listens to Rep. Kim Tae-nyeon, floor leader, during the Supreme Council meeting on Monday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10909565.jpg?imageId=10909565&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)