South Korean state body responsible for indictment and prosecution, created to succeed the Prosecution Service without investigative powers.
South Korea replaced its Prosecutors' Office with two agencies on October 2, leaving prosecutors able to charge but no longer investigate. Anyone facing a serious-crimes probe now deals with investigators at one agency and a charging decision at another.
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Seoul Central District Court pushed residence-relocation closing arguments back two weeks, doubting seconded prosecutors' orders survived the agency change. The court wants fresh orders, though it is unclear whether those would cover hearings already held.
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South Korea closes its prosecution service on October 2 and widens the role of a 140,000-strong police force run by its third acting chief since December 2024. Its new checks are reviews by its own officers; the National Police Commission's control powers are still unbuilt.
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South Korea's opposition says the agency replacing the Prosecution Service drew applicants for only 68% of its authorized posts before opening on October 2. By that count, the new investigative body starts nearly a third short of its planned staff even if every applicant is hired.
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The Prosecution Service is abolished in under two weeks. Its two successors are still waiting on a justice minister, a prosecutor general and a first commissioner, and on an organizational plan nobody has signed.
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