Seoul, Sep 7: The Lee Jae Myung administration on Sunday finalised a sweeping government reorganisation plan that will dismantle the existing Prosecution Service and establish new agencies to assume its functions, officials announced.
According to the plan, confirmed at a meeting of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), the government and the presidential office, the prosecution headquarters will be abolished. In its place, two separate agencies will be created—one responsible for indictment powers and another for investigative authority. Both will function under the Justice Ministry and the Interior Ministry.
Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung and Rep. Han Jeoung-ae, the DP’s chief policymaker, unveiled the reforms at a press briefing, stressing that the move is aimed at preventing prosecutorial abuse of power and ending politically motivated probes. A task force to oversee the prosecution reform drive will be set up under the prime minister’s office.
The plan stipulates that changes will take effect one year after approval by the National Assembly and public announcement.
In addition to prosecution reform, the blueprint calls for major administrative restructuring. The Finance Ministry will be stripped of its budget planning role, with a new agency under the Prime Minister tasked with preparing budgets and mid- to long-term state development strategies. Certain roles of the Financial Services Commission related to the domestic financial sector will be transferred to the Finance Ministry. The changes are scheduled to come into force on January 2.
Energy policy functions currently handled by the Industry Ministry will be shifted to an expanded Environment Ministry. Meanwhile, the statistics office and the patent office will be elevated in status.
“The revision centres on minimising the state’s financial burden while ensuring efficient governance,” Yun said.
