Jiyong Kim vows to prevent unjust harm to citizens during investigations

Jiyong Kim, nominated to become the first head of South Korea’s Serious Crime Investigation Agency, said he would do his utmost to ensure that no citizen feels wronged during an investigation.

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I will do my utmost so that no citizens feel wronged during the investigation process.

Kim made the remarks on Aug. 8 as he arrived at a preparation team for his confirmation hearing at the government complex in Seoul. Asked about concerns that the new agency has not yet completed its staffing, he said it must take root early despite the seriousness of the current period.

Kim said his nomination carried a heavy responsibility because the agency is being created amid major changes to the country’s criminal justice system. For now, he said, he would faithfully prepare for the upcoming confirmation hearing.

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This is a serious time, and I will also do my utmost to ensure that the Serious Crime Investigation Agency takes root early, so that citizens have no concerns.

He added that if the hearing process concluded successfully and he received the opportunity to work, he would establish the organization as soon as possible so that the state’s response to serious crimes would have no gaps. He was also asked how the agency would secure fairness, political neutrality and investigative independence, but the supplied report ends during his response.

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I feel a heavy responsibility after being nominated as the candidate to lead the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, which is being established amid major changes to the criminal justice system.