Importance of International Cooperation
- Globalization has led to a rapid increase in transnational crimes, criminals fleeing overseas, and outflow of criminal proceeds, and international cooperation in response to crimes has become a necessity, not an option.
- Under the leadership of the International Cooperation Division at Supreme Prosecutors' Office, the Prosecution Service actively cooperates with foreign law enforcement agencies to prevent any gaps caused by globalization throughout the criminal justice procedure.
Main Duties of International Cooperation Division
Repatriation of criminals fleeing overseas
- We identify the whereabouts of criminals who fled the country, and repatriate them to Korea through procedures such as extradition and deportation.
Tracking and recovering overseas criminal proceeds
- When profits that have been obtained through crimes have fled to another jurisdiction, we track the outflow of criminal proceeds and recover the assets located overseas.
Tracking and recovering overseas criminal proceeds
- When profits that have been obtained through crimes have fled to another jurisdiction, we track the outflow of criminal proceeds and recover the assets located overseas.
Collecting and utilizing information on other criminal justice systems
- We collect and provide necessary materials and information with regard to criminal justice procedures.
International cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies
- We establish and strengthen networks with foreign law enforcement agencies in order to counter transnational crimes.