Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency Renamed to 'Jeollanamdo Police Agency' Following Enforcement of Police Act

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 29th that it will proceed with the name change to remove the word "Jibang" (local) following the enforcement of the "Act on the Organization and Operation of the National Police and Autonomous Police (formerly Police Act)" starting January 1 next year.

As a follow-up measure to the name change, the agency plans to sequentially renovate priority items such as the building's nameplate, signboards, and homepage.

The police organization will be restructured from the existing two divisions to a three-division system.

The 1st Division, Public Safety Division, will include the Police Planning, Information and Equipment Division, Security Division, Public Safety Information and Foreign Affairs Division; the 2nd Division, Investigation Division, will include the Investigation Review Officer, Investigation Division, Criminal Division, Forensic Science Division, and Security Investigation Division.

The newly established 3rd Division, Autonomous Police Division, will include the Community Safety Division, Women and Youth Division, and Traffic Division.

The Public Safety Division will be under the National Police, the Investigation Division under the National Investigation Headquarters, and the Autonomous Police Division under the command and supervision of the City/Province Autonomous Police Committee.

The existing 112 Integrated Situation Room will be reorganized into the 112 Public Safety Integrated Situation Room directly under the Commissioner, managing and commanding personnel at police substations and patrol stations.

However, residents' 112 emergency calls will continue to be handled at police substations and patrol stations as before, without distinction between national, investigative, or autonomous affairs.

Kim Jaegyu, Commissioner of Jeonnam Police Agency, stated, "We plan to prepare follow-up measures for the organizational restructuring without any setbacks and do our best to provide more advanced public safety services."

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