Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, leaving behind 44 years of history, replaces signboard with 'Ulsan Regional Public Prosecution Office'

(Ulsan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Geun-ju = On the 1st, a day before the launch of the Public Prosecution Office, the Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office appears to be spending the last day of its 44-year history in a relatively calm atmosphere.

At the Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, work began at 8 a.m. on this day to remove the 'Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office' sign attached to the upper part of the exterior wall of the office building and attach a new sign that read 'Ulsan District Public Prosecution Office'.

A large aerial work truck (so-called sky truck) was mobilized to tear off the large signs one by one from the highest part of the building and install new letters, which lasted for over eight hours.

A new signboard inscribed ‘Ulsan District Public Prosecution Office’ was installed right in front of the main gate of Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office.

Some employees watched the sign replacement process in silence.

One employee said, “Yesterday evening, my colleagues took a photo with ‘Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office’ in the background.”

The Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office, which has been in operation for 44 years since its opening in 1982, will begin operations as the Ulsan Regional Public Prosecution Office starting tomorrow.

Current Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office Chief Lee Joon-beom will remain in charge of the Ulsan District Public Prosecution Office.

According to the legal community, one of the 34 prosecutors at the Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office resigned before the opening of the Public Prosecution Office, and one person was known to have moved to the Serious Crimes Investigation Office (Central Investigation Office).

An Ulsan District Prosecutors' Office official said, "Because it is a sensitive time, we cannot confirm the specific personnel of the Public Prosecution Office."

The Ulsan Public Prosecution Office is expected to complete investigations focusing on cases where the statute of limitations is approaching during the grace period for supplementary investigations, which is a total of 90 days since its launch, and transfer the remaining cases to the police and the Central Investigation Agency.