615 Prosecutors and Investigators Withdraw Applications for Major Crime Investigation Agency, About 1 in 4

It has been revealed that 615 prosecutors and investigators from the prosecution service who previously applied for special appointments to the Major Crime Investigation Agency, set to launch in October, have withdrawn their applications.

According to the Preparation Team for the Establishment of the Major Crime Investigation Agency under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the final number of applicants for special appointment has been confirmed at 1,761 following the withdrawal process.

Previously, the preparation team announced that 2,375 people had applied after receiving expressions of interest for special appointments from prosecutors and investigators belonging to the prosecution service from August 7 to 20.

Afterwards, with one additional person counted, the initial applicant pool was finalized at 2,376, of which 615, or 25.9%, withdrew their applications.

The preparation team plans to select actual appointees this month, considering preferred work locations, experience, and expertise, rather than appointing all applicants.

It is proceeding with career-competitive recruitment targeting police officers, lawyers, accountants, and patent attorneys, while also pursuing additional special appointments for officials from the prosecution service (Prosecution Service).

Additional special appointments can be made until April 30 of next year.

The Major Crime Investigation Agency investigates seven major crimes—including corruption, economic crimes, defense acquisition, narcotics, crimes protecting the state such as internal rebellion and foreign aggression, cybercrimes, and the crime of distorting the law—and will be composed of a total of 2,874 personnel, including 2,567 investigators and 307 general administrative officials.

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