Appointment Ceremony for New Police Lieutenants and Captains... President Moon Attends in Place of Family to Offer Condolences

Appointment Ceremony Held Without Family Due to COVID-19... President Moon Urges Uninterrupted Police Reform for the People

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the afternoon of the 12th, President Moon Jae-in attended the '2020 New Police Inspectors and Senior Inspectors Appointment Ceremony' held at the Police University in Asan, Chungnam, and urged for a thorough police reform for the people. The appointment ceremony was held without the attendance of family members due to the issue of the 'Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19).' The president attended in place of the families to deliver congratulatory and comforting messages.

The Blue House explained on the 12th, "To prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, the appointment ceremony was held without inviting parents and proceeded in the order of awarding certificates and appointment letters, pledging human rights police, attaching rank insignia and taking the oath of appointment, and the president's congratulatory speech." It added, "Among the 169 appointees, not only existing police university students and officer candidates but also career hires such as lawyers and accountants were included in the appointment ceremony for the first time, highlighting the meaning of integration and diversity."

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In his congratulatory speech, President Moon congratulated the newly appointed young police officers who will be responsible for a safe Republic of Korea and urged them to carry out police reform for the people without any setbacks.

Among the appointees that day were Senior Inspector Kim Nam-il, who entered the police after passing law school while fighting illness; Inspector Gong Tae-ung, who contributed to the arrest of organized crime members during last year's internship; and Inspector Yoon Jin-ha, who nurtured a dream by watching the police officer who saved his grandmother during his childhood. President Moon personally attached their rank insignia.

The Blue House explained, "Senior Inspector Jeong Ji-ho, a former officer of the Special Forces Brigade counterterrorism team who appeared as a platoon leader on the reality show 'Real Men,' and Inspector Kim Young-woong, selected as a next-generation information security leader by the Korea Institute of Information Technology, also shared the joy of appointment."

Meanwhile, First Lady Kim Jung-sook also attended the event with President Moon and presented a boutonniere and bouquet. The families of the appointees conveyed their affectionate feelings through a surprise video message filled with congratulations. The Police University broadcast the event live through its SNS channels (YouTube, Facebook) so that families who could not attend could watch in real time.

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