National Assembly approves new agencies under prosecutorial reform plan

South Korea’s criminal justice system underwent a landmark overhaul over the weekend as the National Assembly passed bills to create two new agencies that will replace the Prosecutors’ Office. Lawmakers on Saturday approved a bill to establish the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, following passage on Friday of a separate bill to launch the Indictment Agency. The two agencies form the core of the government’s prosecutorial reform drive, which seeks to dismantle the prosecution’s long-concentr

By The Korea Herald