It has been learned that the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office is undergoing procedures to reassign some investigators to different departments just over a month after its opening.

This is interpreted as a measure to improve the human resource management system, following criticisms that some personnel were assigned to departments unrelated to their existing career backgrounds during the hurried launch of the investigation office.

The Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office recently requested personnel orders from the headquarters to change the working departments of specific investigators.

The Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office has not disclosed the specific number of personnel subject to the change, citing that it is an internal personnel matter.

This measure follows the self-collection of preferred departments by investigators grade 5 and below on November 2, the day the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office was launched, which revealed numerous cases where department changes were desired.

Just before the launch of the investigation office, personnel appointments were made in a tight schedule, leading to criticisms both inside and outside the organization that some investigators belonging to the headquarters and regional investigation offices were assigned to departments unrelated to their experience and specialties.

However, as detailed regulations regarding the exercise of personnel authority by regional investigation offices have not yet been established, the headquarters has decided to handle this personnel appointment directly.

According to the current Act on the Organization and Operation of the Serious Crime Investigation Office, for the head of a regional investigation office to exercise internal personnel authority, such authority must be delegated by the head of the Serious Crime Investigation Office.

However, because detailed regulations on the procedures and methods for delegating personnel authority have not been established, the headquarters plans to receive personnel order requests from the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office and issue the appointments directly for now.

This measure is limited to department reassignments within the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office and does not include transfers to other regional investigation offices.

An official from the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office explained, "Since it is expected to take some time to establish regulations related to the delegation of personnel authority, we proceeded with the department reassignment by first requesting personnel orders from the headquarters."

The fixed quota for the Suwon Serious Crime Investigation Office is 343, and as of November 1, the filling rate was tallied at 63%, which is similar to the national average of 66% for regional investigation offices.

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