Police Commissioner Min Gap-ryong Attends Memorial for Late Martyr Lee Han-yeol: "I Repent"

Min Gap-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, is observing a moment of silence at the 33rd anniversary memorial service for the late Lee Han-yeol held on the 9th at Yonsei University Sinchon Campus.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] On the afternoon of the 9th, Min Gap-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, attended the 33rd anniversary memorial service for the late martyr Lee Han-yeol held at Yonsei University Sinchon Campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, and apologized to Lee Han-yeol's mother, Mrs. Bae Eun-sim.

Wearing his uniform, Commissioner Min greeted the guests and then approached Mrs. Bae, saying, "It is too late. We also repent."

Commissioner Min also said, "The feeling of guilt cannot be expressed in words," and apologized, "Since you, mother, have softened your heart like this, we will deeply engrave it in our hearts, reflect more, and become better police officers."

This is the first time that the Commissioner of the National Police Agency has directly met and apologized to the bereaved family of martyr Lee Han-yeol. Previously, in June 2017, at the inauguration ceremony of the Police Reform Committee, former Commissioner Lee Cheol-seong mentioned and apologized for martyr Lee Han-yeol along with martyr Park Jong-cheol, who died after being tortured at Namyeong-dong Anti-Communist Investigation Office in 1987.

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