'Gwangju Regional Police Agency → Gwangju Police Agency' Name Changed After 14 Years

Gwangju Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency will change its name to ‘Gwangju Metropolitan Police Headquarters.’

On the 4th, the Gwangju Police Agency announced that it held a cyber plaque ceremony using the new agency name along with a ‘virtual opening ceremony.’

This name change follows the enforcement of the ‘Act on the Organization and Operation of the National Police and Autonomous Police,’ which mainly includes the introduction of the autonomous police system and the establishment of the National Investigation Headquarters.

It more clearly reflects the police duties that comprehensively share and perform national, investigative, and autonomous police affairs.

In addition, to support the stable establishment of the autonomous police system before its implementation, an ‘Autonomous Police Task Force’ has been organized to revise laws and internal regulations, and work is also underway to reorganize the organization, duties, and personnel of the Gwangju headquarters and police stations.

In close cooperation with the ‘Autonomous Police Preparation Team’ to be established soon in Gwangju City, preparations are being thoroughly made for the launch of the Autonomous Police Committee and the related ordinance enactment and revision work, with plans to officially implement the autonomous police system from July 1.

Along with this, the organization has been partially reorganized to establish security policies suited to the characteristics of our region during the autonomous police affairs process and to establish a responsible investigation system following the adjustment of investigative authority.

A new position of Chief of Autonomous Police has been created, and the Security and Traffic Division, which previously integrated national and autonomous police affairs, has been separated into the Security Division and Traffic Division.

To comprehensively manage and coordinate security situations, the ‘112 Comprehensive Situation Room’ has been renamed the ‘112 Security Comprehensive Situation Room,’ and through overall command of all police functions, the response capability to various incidents and accidents will be further enhanced.

The investigative function has been reorganized centered on the Chief of Investigation, and the security function has been reorganized into the Security Investigation Division under the Investigation Department.

A new position of ‘Investigation Officer’ assisting the Chief of Investigation has been established, and ‘Investigation Review Officers’ have been assigned to five police stations in the Gwangju area to strengthen expertise and fairness in the investigation process, including warrant applications and case closures.

Chief Kim Gyotae said, “Through the reorganized police organization accompanying the adjustment of investigative authority and the implementation of the autonomous police system, we will realize decentralized and resident-oriented security administration tailored to regional characteristics,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure that the autonomous police system is established quickly together with Gwangju City so that better public safety services can be provided to citizens.”

Meanwhile, the central police agency changed its name from the Security Bureau in 1948 to the Security Headquarters in 1974, and since 1991, it has been called the National Police Agency.

City and provincial police changed from the Police Bureau in 1948 to the Provincial Police Agency in 1991, and to the City and Provincial Police Agency in 2021.

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