Police Leak Information of Suspected Novel Coronavirus Patients

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Yoseop] It has been revealed that the person who leaked information about a suspected COVID-19 patient, which was leaked to an internet community in the Busan area at the end of last month, is a police officer.

The Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 10th that while investigating a personal information leak case related to COVID-19, they identified and are investigating Officer B of Police Station A as the source of the information leak.

Officer A is known to have sent information from a group chat room composed of police station staff to acquaintances on the 27th of last month. This document was created internally by the police and reportedly contained personal information of a woman who voluntarily reported to the public health center due to suspected COVID-19 infection, as well as the authorities' future measures.

The police are also verifying the involvement of intermediate distributors and plan to review relevant laws and, if judged to be a violation, will forward the case to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment. A police official stated, “We will take strict action after confirming the exact facts regarding Officer A,” and added, “We will strengthen document security along with education to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future.”

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