The Ministry of Justice has set aside 6.5 billion won ($4.8 million) in contingency funds to remove logos, signs and other branding from 67 prosecution offices nationwide ahead of the launch of a new agency next month. The budget will cover the removal of existing Prosecution Service emblems, names and other markings from the exteriors and windows of prosecutors’ offices, as well as related signage. Work to remove logos and signs began Monday at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul’s Seocho District and other prosecution offices across the country. Some regional offices, including the Seoul Eastern and Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Offices, have already switched their signage to the new Public Prosecution Service. The existing prosecution service is set to be abolished on Friday, ending its 78-year existence. Its indictment functions will be transferred to the Public Prosecution Service, while investigations will be handled by police and a newly established Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. The reform separates investigative and prosecutorial functions, wit