Prosecution Reform Nominee Kim Ji-yong Pledges Smooth Launch of New Investigation Agency

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Kim Ji-yong, nominee for commissioner of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency, bows as he arrives for his first day at the confirmation hearing preparation office set up in the Changseong-dong annex of the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Dec. 8. Reporter Cho Tae-hyung - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
Kim Ji-yong, nominee for commissioner of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency, bows as he arrives for his first day at the confirmation hearing preparation office set up in the Changseong-dong annex of the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Dec. 8. Reporter Cho Tae-hyung

[BREAKING] Kim Ji-yong, the nominee to head the Major Crimes Investigation Agency, said he is reviewing preparations for the agency's launch and will do his best to help it settle in.

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Original reporting by Park Jung-hyun for Seoul Economic Daily.

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