Special Prosecutor's Office to Deploy Two Prosecutors for Ongoing Investigation

The second comprehensive special prosecutor team plans to deploy two prosecutors to assist with the ongoing investigation.

On June 9, the special prosecutor's office announced it has received confirmation from the Ministry of Justice regarding the dispatch of Lee Sang-don, a prosecutor from the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office, and Park Dal-jae, a prosecutor from the Ansan branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office. The timing of their deployment has not yet been determined.

Lee has previously participated in the investigation into the accountability for the Itaewon tragedy that occurred on October 29, 2023, while working in the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office.

Since its establishment on February 25, the special prosecutor's office has faced challenges in maintaining its full complement of 15 prosecutors, which has affected its investigation and prosecution efforts.

On May 26, Kang Nam-soo, head of the Major Economic Crimes Investigation Unit at the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office, was appointed as an inspector at the Ministry of Justice, reducing the number of dispatched prosecutors to 12.

In response, the special prosecutor's office requested the Ministry of Justice to send three additional prosecutors. Unable to find volunteers internally, the Ministry of Justice publicly recruited prosecutors for dispatch through its internal network, 'Epros,' from June 2 to June 8.