Sep 7, 2025CORE

Government Announces Reorganization to Abolish Prosecutors Office and Create Two New Agencies

KBS live coverage of the September 7, 2025 government reorganization plan, including abolition of the Prosecution Service and creation of two new agencies

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The government announced a plan to abolish the existing Prosecutors Office and establish separate prosecution and serious-crime investigation agencies. Following a high-level government-party consultation, the government proposed a Public Prosecution Agency under the Ministry of Justice and a Serious Crimes Investigation Office under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The official policy article was published the next day.

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OngoingPolitics · 2025

The Lee Jae-myung Administration: Formation and Governance

This issue chronologically tracks major personnel decisions, policy actions, budgets, economic and industrial measures, foreign and security policy, social policy, and disaster responses under the administration of President Lee Jae Myung, which took office in 2025. Major government-level changes remain on the parent timeline, while policies warranting independent tracking are connected to dedicated detail issues.

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