"By the People, Into the Field" Joint Appointment Ceremony for 169 New Police Inspectors and Senior Inspectors

President Moon Jae-in attended the appointment ceremony for newly commissioned police lieutenants and captains held at the Korean National Police University in Asan, Chungnam, on the afternoon of the 12th, and presented the Presidential Award to Kim Ji-su (Police University) and Heo Jun-haeng (Executive Candidate).
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] A joint commissioning ceremony for 169 individuals, including the 36th class of the Korean National Police University, the 68th class of police officer candidates, and experienced hires such as lawyers and accountants, was held on the afternoon of the 12th at the Korean National Police University in Asan, Chungnam.

This commissioning ceremony was conducted under the slogan "Police Reform 2020: Closer to the People, Into the Field." It symbolizes the appointees' commitment to becoming reliable partners who take responsibility for public safety by getting closer to the people through police reform and protecting citizens at the crime scenes.

Notably, exemplary senior police officers participated, including Sergeant Choi Yong-hoon of the Criminal Division at Seoul Geumcheon Police Station, who volunteered three times to transport Korean residents from Wuhan, China during the COVID-19 outbreak; Lee Seung-myung, Chief of the Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, who contributed to securing 4.32 million masks by cracking down on hoarding; and Lieutenant Gong Eun-kyung of the Forensic Science Division at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, who played a decisive role as a profiler in the 'Lee Chun-jae Serial Murder Case' by obtaining Lee Chun-jae's confession. However, due to the COVID-19 situation, the police did not invite the families of the appointees and minimized the attendance of external guests.

The appointees made a pledge called the "Human Rights Police Oath," expressing their aspiration to protect human rights and become fair and warm-hearted police officers, and delivered the pledge document to the Chairperson of the Police Human Rights Committee.

There were many notable new police officers this time as well. Lawyer and Sergeant Jung Ji-ho (32), a former officer of the Special Forces Brigade's counterterrorism team who also appeared on the entertainment program "Real Men," took on a new challenge as a police officer. Lieutenant Kim Se-jin (23) has a record of participating in over 500 hours of volunteer work both domestically and internationally, and Lieutenant Kim Young-woong (23) was selected as a next-generation information security leader by the Korea Institute of Information Technology, moving one step closer to his dream of becoming a cyber-specialized police officer. Meanwhile, the highest honor, the Presidential Award, was given to Lieutenant Kim Ji-soo (24) and Lieutenant Heo Jun-haeng (26).

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