President Lee to push parliamentary hearing for SCIA chief nominee
President Lee Jae Myung will ask lawmakers to hold a confirmation hearing for Kim Ji-yong, the nominee to lead the new Serious Crimes Investigation Agency.
The president plans to submit a request to the National Assembly for a parliamentary hearing to confirm Kim Ji-yong as head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA). The move comes a day before the agency is slated to begin operations alongside the Public Prosecution Service. The SCIA is a centerpiece of Lee's prosecution reform, which aims to remove investigative powers from prosecutors and limit them to filing and maintaining indictments.
Why it matters
The hearing will determine leadership of a new agency central to South Korea's overhaul of prosecutorial powers.
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