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President to Request Confirmation Hearing for Embattled Nominee for Chief of Investigation Bureau

Summary by The Korea Times
President Lee Jae Myung will soon ask the National Assembly to hold a confirmation hearing for his nominee for the inaugural chief of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA), a presidential official said Thursday. Cheong Wa Dae will soon submit a request to the National Assembly for a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Kim Ji-yong, who has been nominated to head the new agency, presidential secretary for public relations Seong Ghi-hon…

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Seo Young-kyo, Chairperson of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee, stated regarding the selection of the first head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (KCCIA), “I hope the person chosen is free from controversy.” This remark appears to be made with the “pro-Yoon (pro-Yoon Suk-yeol) controversy” raised by some within the ruling party surrounding the nominee for KCCIA head, Kim Ji-yong. Meeting with reporters at the N…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Kyu-jin = On the 1st, one day before the abolition of the Prosecutors' Office and the establishment of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCA) and the Indictment Agency, President Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party of Korea... Kim Ji-yong

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As the opening of the Serious Crimes Investigation Office (CRIC) is two days away, Cheong Wa Dae is not proceeding with the personnel hearing process for Kim Ji-yong's first candidate for Jung-su. There are concerns about the “delay situation” not only within the opposition party but also within the ruling party. President Lee Jae-myung will send Kim's request for a personnel hearing to the National Assembly by the 30th

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The Blue House announced on the 1st regarding Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (hereinafter the Commissioner), that it "plans to send a request for a confirmation hearing for nominee Kim to the National Assembly in the near future." Accordingly, it appears that President Lee Jae-myung will proceed with the appointment of nominee Kim following a confirmation hearing at the National Assembly. Se…

On the 1st, President Lee Jae-myung decided to request a National Assembly confirmation hearing for Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for Commissioner of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (CCIA). Although there is strong opposition from some within the ruling party regarding nominee Kim, who is a former prosecutor, President Lee appears to have effectively entered the appointment process by demonstrating a determination to overcome the opposition h…

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한겨레 broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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