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▲ President Lee Jae Myung (L) and Kim Ji-yong, the inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, pose for a photo during an appointment ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 19, 2026, in this photo provided by the presidential office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday conferred certificates of appointment on the chief of a new serious crime investigation body, the finance and defense ministers and others.

Seven minister-level officials, including Kim Ji-yong, the inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, received the documents in a ceremony at Cheong Wa Dae, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said.

The others included Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul, Land Minister Hong Jee-sun and Song Doo-hwan, chair of the special investigation committee for the 2022 deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district, Kang said.

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