Police Officer at Jigu-dae Suspended for Embezzling Staff Masks

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A police officer at a district police station in Seoul has been suspended from duty on suspicion of embezzling masks distributed to staff.

According to the police on the 18th, Sergeant A, a team leader at a district police station under the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul, was suspected of embezzling 13 masks distributed to employees earlier this month and was suspended from duty on the 12th. Sergeant A is currently on standby.

At the time of detection, a colleague on duty saw through closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage that Sergeant A was placing masks distributed to employees from the shared supplies warehouse into his personal locker during work hours. This situation was reported to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, which led to an internal investigation.

During the investigation, Sergeant A explained that he moved the masks from the shared supplies cabinet to his locker due to concerns about theft. However, employees reportedly countered that this should have been openly discussed.

The police plan to conduct an investigation into Sergeant A’s misconduct with the staff of the district police station.

Meanwhile, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency distributed 6 to 7 masks per person to all employees until February and has been distributing one mask per week since March.

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