[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] The Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Gu Seung-mo), which will have jurisdiction over three cities and counties in the eastern and northeastern Gyeonggi region including Namyangju-si, Guri-si, and Gapyeong-gun, will open on the 1st of next month.
On the 28th, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office announced that the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office Namyangju Branch will officially open and begin operations on the 1st of next month.
The Namyangju Branch will have jurisdiction over three cities and counties?Namyangju-si, Guri-si, and Gapyeong-gun?and four police stations (Namyangju South and North Police Stations, Guri Police Station, and Gapyeong Police Station).
The Namyangju Branch will have two criminal divisions, staffed by a total of 17 prosecutors including one chief prosecutor, two senior prosecutors, and 14 regular prosecutors.
Previously, the Ministry of Justice appointed Gu Seung-mo (age 47, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 31) as chief prosecutor, and Lee Chan-gyu and Son Jeong-sook as senior prosecutors in last month's personnel reshuffle.
The inauguration ceremony for the first chief prosecutor of the Namyangju Branch, scheduled for the morning of the 2nd of next month, will be held simply without events such as a plaque unveiling ceremony, considering the COVID-19 situation, with attendance limited to the heads of Criminal Divisions 1 and 2, the head of the Administrative Department, the head of the Investigation Department, and the head of the Enforcement Department.
The Namyangju Branch office building, located at 149, Dasan Jungang-ro 82beon-gil, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, was completed with a site area of 18,000㎡ and a total floor area of 19,827㎡, consisting of one basement floor and eight above-ground floors.
Criminal Division 1 is located on the 4th floor, Criminal Division 2 on the 6th floor, and the Investigation Department on the 8th floor. The 1st floor houses the Administrative Department, Enforcement Department, and the General Civil Affairs Office.
Although the authorized personnel includes 23 prosecutors and 87 general staff, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office stated that approximately 100 people will actually be working from the 1st of next month.
The Namyangju Branch stated, "We will strive to provide optimal legal services to residents without inconvenience through prompt and proper handling of cases and system improvements," and added, "With the goal of being a 'trusted, fair, and people-centered prosecution,' we will do our best to contribute to the safety and development of the local community."
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