Prosecutors Summarily Indict Police Officer on Charges of Personal Information Leakage

Photo by Changwon District Prosecutors' Office

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Sergeant Kim (47) of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency, who filed a lawsuit against a fellow police officer who supported the 'Me Too' movement, has been brought to trial on charges of personal information leakage.

On the 8th, the prosecution announced that Sergeant Kim of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency, who was transferred by the police on charges of leaking personal information of police officers (violation of the Personal Information Protection Act), was summarily indicted with a fine of 2 million won.

Sergeant Kim has a disciplinary record in 2017 for sexually harassing a female police officer.

In 2018, he filed a defamation lawsuit against 22 police officers nationwide who commented on a post uploaded on the police internal network by another female police officer who had counseled the female officer he sexually harassed.

The 22 police officers posted comments criticizing Sergeant Kim at the time. During the lawsuit process, he used internal police materials, which were prohibited from private use, to utilize the 22 police officers' affiliated departments, mobile phone numbers, and email addresses.

The prosecution judged that although Kim used and leaked the personal information of police officers without authorization, it was not a serious crime and thus proceeded with a summary indictment.

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