President Lee Appoints Five Special Prosecutors for Election Commission Investigation, Ramping Up Probe

The lineup of special assistant prosecutors has been finalized for the special prosecutor team investigating the shortage of ballot papers during the June 3 local elections.

The special prosecutor team announced that President Lee Jae-myung has appointed five lawyers as special assistant prosecutors: Park Hyuk, Kim Eun-jung, Kim Sang-cheon, Kwon Geun-hwan, and Kim Jin-woo.

Special Assistant Prosecutor Park Hyuk is a former prosecutor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office and the Changwon District Prosecutors' Office. Special Assistant Prosecutor Kim Eun-jung served as a prosecution researcher at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and as a prosecutor at the Busan District Prosecutors' Office.

Special Assistant Prosecutor Kim Sang-cheon worked as a researcher at the National Security Technology Research Institute before serving as a prosecutor and a prosecutor for the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials. Special Assistant Prosecutor Kwon Geun-hwan graduated from the Korean National Police University and Sungkyunkwan University Law School, and previously served as a police inspector at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, a prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and a judge at the Jeonju District Court.

Special Assistant Prosecutor Kim Jin-woo has served as a member of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Investigation Deliberation Committee and as an ethics director for the Korean Bar Association.

The special prosecutor team plans to assign duties by investigative area, taking into account the expertise and experience of each special assistant prosecutor, and begin formal operations on the 7th to launch a full-scale investigation.

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