Politics · South Korea · 5 hrs ago
South Korea’s interior minister orders inspection of regional investigation chief
South Korea’s Interior and Safety Minister, Yoon Ho-jung, said on October 11 that he would order an inspection of Lim Eun-jeong.
Lim leads the Gwangju regional office of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency.
Yoon said her public criticism of Kim Ji-yong, the nominee to become the agency’s first chief, was inappropriate.
He accused Lim of treating the agency as a political body rather than an investigative one.
The newly established agency is intended to investigate serious crimes, including public corruption, economic crime, cybercrime and drug crime.
The next step is the inspection Yoon said he would order.
South Korea’s interior minister said he would order an inspection of regional investigation chief Im Eun-jeong.
Yoon Ho-jung announced the move on X on the morning of October 11.
He said Im’s public criticism of Kim Ji-yong, a candidate to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, was inappropriate.
Yoon said Im appeared to mistake the agency for a political body rather than an investigative one.
- Who
- Interior Minister Yoon Ho-jung ordered the inspection. It concerns Im Eun-jeong, head of the Gwangju Regional Serious Crimes Investigation Office.
- What
- Yoon said he would instruct that an inspection be launched into Im.
- When
- The morning of October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Yoon announced the decision on X.
- Why
- Yoon said Im’s public criticism of Kim Ji-yong, a candidate to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, was inappropriate.
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I will instruct that an inspection be launched into Im Eun-jeong, head of the Gwangju Regional Serious Crimes Investigation Office.
Director Im seems to mistake the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency for a political body rather than an investigative one.
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- Minister
- Yoon Ho-jung
- Inspection target
- Im Eun-jeong, head of the Gwangju Regional Serious Crimes Investigation Office
- Announcement
- X, on the morning of October 11, 2026
- Candidate criticised by Im
- Kim Ji-yong, candidate to lead the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency
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