Choi Haeyoung, Chief of Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency, "If COVID-19 Related Crimes Are Severe, Suspects Will Be Detained for Investigation"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (center), Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Superintendent Lee Jae-jung (right), and Chief Choi Hae-young of the Southern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency are holding a joint press conference by Gyeonggi Province, the Office of Education, and the Police Agency to discuss joint response measures to prevent the resurgence and large-scale spread of COVID-19 centered in the metropolitan area.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Choi Hae-young, Chief of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, announced that in cases related to COVID-19 with severe offenses, arrest and investigation will be the principle.

On the 18th, Chief Choi stated at a joint press conference held in the briefing room of Gyeonggi Provincial Government, organized by three institutions including Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, and the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, to prepare measures for "Preventing the Re-spread and Large-scale Outbreak of COVID-19 Centered in the Metropolitan Area," that "Voluntary cooperation from the public is more important than anything else right now," and added, "The police will focus their top priority police activities on ending this COVID-19 situation until it is resolved."

He also said, "The police will strictly investigate offenders violating infectious disease laws," and reported, "Currently, we have received a total of 135 reports related to violations of administrative orders such as quarantine violations and obstruction of epidemiological investigations; 82 cases have been sent with prosecution opinions, and 43 cases are under investigation."

Chief Choi emphasized, "Among the reported cases, if the offense is severe, investigation with arrest as the principle will be conducted," and added, "Important COVID-19 related cases will be regularly disclosed to the public."

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