(LEAD) Gov't finalizes reorganization plan to dismantle prosecution

▲ This photo shows the Prosecution Service in Seoul on Sept. 7, 2025. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) gov't-reorganization

(LEAD) Gov't finalizes reorganization plan to dismantle prosecution

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By Chae Yun-hwan

SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A plan to reorganize the government under the Lee Jae Myung administration was finalized Sunday, with the existing headquarters of the prosecution to be dismantled and replaced by new agencies, officials said.

Under the plan confirmed in a meeting of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), the government and the presidential office, the Prosecution Service will be scrapped and two new agencies will be created to separately take on the prosecution's indictment and investigative powers.

The plan also includes readjusting the finance ministry's budget planning role and expanding the environment ministry to take on energy policy tasks.

The move comes as part of Lee's drive to reform the prosecution, which the DP says is intended to curb prosecutors from abusing their powers and end politically motivated investigations.

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