A total of 2,375 prosecutors and investigators from the prosecution service have applied for special appointments to the upcoming Serious Crime Investigation Agency, which is set to launch in October.

The preparation team for the launch of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that the application period for special appointments, held for prosecutors and investigators from the prosecution service from the 7th until 6:00 PM today (the 20th), resulted in 2,375 applicants.

This accounts for 82.6% of the agency's total quota of 2,874 personnel under its organizational structure.

The preparation team evaluated this as a meaningful figure, noting that prosecutors and investigators voluntarily chose to move to the Serious Crime Investigation Agency even though the organizational structure and quota for the Prosecution Service have not yet been finalized, meaning the scale of staff reductions in the prosecution service remains undetermined.

However, considering that it could affect future personnel management, the preparation team decided not to disclose detailed breakdowns, such as the number of applicants by job category—including prosecutors, investigators, and general staff—rank-by-rank figures, or names.

Based on the submitted application documents, the preparation team plans to select candidates for special appointment in September, taking into consideration their preferred work locations, experience, and expertise, and officially appoint them in time for the launch of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency on October 2.

For personnel not filled through these special appointments, additional special appointments will be pursued for prosecutors and staff belonging to the Prosecution Service, taking into account the scale of prosecution staff reductions to be determined according to the Prosecution Service organizational structure.

The agency also plans to fill positions through career competitive recruitment targeting police officers, lawyers, accountants, and experts in cyber technology and financial analysis.

The Serious Crime Investigation Agency will investigate seven major crimes—including corruption, economic crimes, defense acquisition, drugs, state protection crimes such as insurrection and foreign alliance, cybercrimes, and the crime of distorting the law—and will consist of a total of 2,874 personnel, including 2,567 investigators and 307 general public officials.