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An airborne agency that investigates corruption cases of high-ranking officials was launched today (21st).

Until now, only the prosecution had the right to decide whether or not to hand someone over to trial, but now airlift can even investigate and prosecute.

In the past during the Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations, while trying to establish an airlift, the Moon Jae-in administration took its first step today after pursuing it as a key task in state administration.

Then, let's start with how the air defense is structured and who is the target of investigation.



Reporter Son Hyung-an and reporter Jung Yoon-sik will deliver.



<Reporter Son Hyeong-an> A sign



of the High-ranking Officials Crime Investigation Office is

hanging in the

5th building of the Gwacheon Government Complex where some departments of the Ministry of Justice are located.



The first agency other than the prosecution, which can investigate and prosecute, has been officially launched.



After receiving the presidential appointment, Kim Jin-wook, the deputy chief of public transport to work at the government building, pledged not to become an arrogant power before the people.



[Kim Jin-wook / Chief of the High-ranking Public Officials Crime Investigation Officer: I think it will be possible to gain public trust only by investigating political neutrality and Kisoray, which is not on the side of the ruling party or on the side of the opposition party, but only on the side of the people.] The



organization was quickly announced.



Investigation and judicial officers were separated to provide checks and supplements.



The recruitment of 25 prosecutors, 40 investigators, and 20 administrative staff, including the dean and deputy general manager, has also begun.



Deputy Minister Kim said he would propose multiple proposals next week for the deputy general manager to oversee the operation of the airlift.



Although the airlift's appearance is as small as that of the Suncheon branch, the weight of the authority placed on the airlift is comparable to that of the entire prosecution.



(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, video editing: Kim Jong-tae)



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The investigation targets of the Airborne Department are senior officials and families of level 3 or higher.



In addition to the former and current presidents and members of the 5th Division, this includes high-ranking judges, prosecutors, and police officers.



If there are criminal clues of these high-ranking officials, it is possible to investigate directly, but even a case under investigation by another investigative agency, such as the prosecution, can be transferred.



Therefore, it is said that the investigative authority is strong, and it is also of great interest to decide which criteria to bring about other agency cases.



Opposition parties are concerned that the airlift's powerful investigative power could be used as a means of political retaliation by the current government.



[Cho Soo-jin / Representative of the Power of the People (Last 19th):'Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol will become the number 1'in the passport.]



Despite the opinion that the current prosecutor's opinion that the suspicion of the Wolseong nuclear power plant could be transferred, Kim Jin-wook The chief of public transport is drawing a line.



[Kim Jin-wook / Chief of the High-ranking Officials Criminal Investigation Officer (Last 19th): We will bring the case where the airlifter nodded that it would be appropriate to investigate.] In



this way, Director Kim emphasizes the modest right of investigation, but the evaluation of airborne neutrality There is no other choice but to be deeply concerned about selecting the first target for investigation that can serve as a benchmark.



(Video editing: Choi Hye-young)