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South Korea's Serious Crime Investigation Agency launch

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South Korea’s new Serious Crime Investigation Agency opened on October 2, 2026, as the restructured prosecution service lost ordinary direct-investigation powers. The agency began without a permanent chief and with roughly one-third of planned posts vacant, leaving its leadership and staffing unsettled.

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The story so far

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    South Korea Splits Prosecutors’ Powers, but the Handover Is Unfinished

    The reform breaks a longstanding concentration of investigative and charging power. Its immediate test is an agency with 974 pre-launch vacancies, no permanent chief and unfinished case-transfer systems.

History

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Who's involved

People

  • Lee Jae MyungPresident of South Korea since 20251 report

Organizations

  • Corruption Investigation Office For High-ranking Officialsgovernment agency in South Korea1 report
  • National Assemblylegislature of South Korea1 report

Places

  • SeoulSeoul, South Korea1 report
  • South KoreaSouth Korea1 report

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