Hong Seok-gi, head of the National Office of Investigation (NOI). /Courtesy of Yonhap NewsAfter police notified the “financial sector hacking case,” Hong Seok-gi, head of the National Office of Investigation (NOI), pushed back against the “case ping-pong controversy” that arose when the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency replied that it would not open a case, saying it was “not case ping-pong.”The Deputy Minister said at a regular press briefing on the 27th, “If we were putting it off to avoid investigating, there would be a ping-pong problem, but we have continued the investigation regardless.” He added, “Police do not stop just because we notify of recognition,” and said, “Until the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency requests a transfer, the police have investigative authority and continue investigating.”As of the 20th of this month, police had sent 2,002 investigation initiation notices to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. The notifications included violations of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act related to voice phishing, violations of the Act on the Refund of Telecommunications Fraud Damages, and drug crimes. If police determine during an investigation that a case falls under the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency’s jurisdiction, they notify the agency of the recognition, and if the agency requests a transfer, the case must be handed over.The Deputy Minister also said, “Cybercrime has become internationalized,” and noted that authorities are pushing to join the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, an international cooperation agreement for preserving and securing electronic evidence.The Deputy Minister explained, “There are times when we need to request preservation measures before going (overseas) to verify evidence.” He continued, “We had been proceeding with the steps to join the convention,” and said, “Because the Criminal Procedure Act was amended to reinforce related provisions, we should be able to join soon.”The Deputy Minister also said, “We are advancing our systems to strengthen our own investigative capabilities,” and added that existing investigative techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) analysis frameworks are also being improved.※ This article has been translated by AI. Share your feedback here.
Click Here For The Original Source.
——————————————————–
