In Asia
2 countries are part of the Network for integrity.
Korea, South
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission – ACRC
Korea, South
Creation date : 2008
Number of employees : 575
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission is Korea’s national anti-corruption body, responsible for fighting corruption and addressing public complaints and administrative appeals in order to protect people’s rights and interests, and to help build a fair and transparent society.
The Commission was launched on February 29, 2008 by the integration of the Ombudsman of Korea, the Korea Independent Commission against Corruption, and the Administrative Appeals Commission.
With the consolidation of these three organizations, citizens are provided with a one-stop service for submittingpublic complaints, filing administrative appeals and fighting corruption in a speedier and more convenient manner.
The ACRC overhauls legal and institutional frameworks to offer a more convenient and efficient public service , resolves people’s grievances as swiftly as possible, and spreads a culture of integrity in order to create a more advanced society where civil rights are fully respected and where therule of law is abided by.
KIM Hong-Il
Chairperson of the ACRC
▪ ACRC Chairperson (Jul. 2023 – Present)
▪ Lawyer, Shin & Kim (May. 2013 – Jun. 27, 2023)
▪ Head of the Central Investigation Department, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2011)
▪ Vice President, Judicial Research and Training Institute (Mar. 2008 – Jan. 2009)
▪ Senior Prosecutor, Violent Crime Department, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office (Apr. 2003 – Jan. 2004)
▪ Head of the Violent Crime Division, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (Feb. 2002 – Mar. 2003)
▪ Professor, Institute of Justice (Aug. 1997 – Aug. 1998)
▪ Prosecutor, Daegu/Daejeon/Suwon/Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office (1986 – Aug. 1997)
▪ 15th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute (Passed 24th Bar Examination) (1985)
