580,000 Criminal Cases to Be Reported Annually to the Major Crimes Investigation Agency? Police Say They Will Provide Recommendations for the Public

It has been determined that the number of criminal cases that the police are required to report to the Major Crimes Investigation Agency (MCIA), which is set to open this October, reached 580,000 last year.
An official from the National Police Agency stated this during a regular press briefing today (June 22) regarding the proposed enforcement decree of the Act on the Organization and Operation of the MCIA, which was pre-announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, saying, "We will analyze the proposed enforcement decree and submit our opinions."
Under the law establishing the MCIA, the police are required to report all cases defined as major crimes to the agency.
The MCIA will then request the transfer of cases it intends to investigate directly and return the rest to the police.
The proposed enforcement decree includes criteria for the MCIA to select cases, but there are concerns that following these criteria could result in over 500,000 cases being subject to reporting, potentially leading to investigation delays.
The police official explained, "According to the current legal procedures, the vast majority of crimes must be reported," adding, "We will focus our review on what is most desirable from the perspective of the public."
The scale of personnel to be seconded from the police to the MCIA remains undecided for now, and the National Police Agency official stated that it will be finalized after a future open recruitment process.
Meanwhile, regarding the appointment of a successor to National Office of Investigation Chief Park Sung-ju, who is set to retire at the end of this month, Acting Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency Yoo Jae-sung said, "There are limitations to what I can say as it is a government personnel matter," but noted that if an appointment is not made immediately, the office will operate under an acting system.
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