Govt. to open public nominations for head of new investigation agency

The interior ministry said Wednesday it plans to form a nomination committee for the inaugural chief of the planned Serious Crimes Investigation Agency and accept candidate recommendations from the public until next week. The announcement comes as the agency is scheduled to launch on Oct. 2 as part of a sweeping reform to the criminal justice system that strips prosecutors of their independent and supplementary investigative powers. The ministry will accept recommendations from the public throug