Gwangju Nam-gu 'Special Judicial Police Work Evaluation' Top Institution

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 5th that it was selected as the best institution in the ‘2020 Special Judicial Police Work Performance Evaluation’ conducted by Gwangju City.

At the end of last year, Gwangju City evaluated the performance of special judicial police work carried out by general public officials of five autonomous districts in the Gwangju area. These officials performed tasks such as crackdowns, investigations, and referrals within the scope of specific duties including food, medical care, and real estate.

The evaluation was conducted based on 11 indicators, and Nam-gu was selected as the best institution by achieving outstanding results in areas such as ▲completion of specialized training for special judicial police officers ▲participation in joint crackdowns ▲number of complaints and reports ▲crackdown performance based on plan establishment ▲number of referrals to the prosecution ▲and prosecution rate of referred cases.

Currently, Nam-gu deploys 29 special judicial police officers across more than 10 fields requiring expertise, including taxation, real estate, youth, environment, forestry, housing construction, transportation, pharmaceuticals, and food, to improve work efficiency.

In particular, last year, active activities in each field led to the referral of 111 cases violating laws such as pollutant emissions, food safety deficiencies, and unregistered compulsory automobile insurance vehicles to the prosecution. Additionally, planned crackdowns such as inspections of harmful environments around schools resulted in 91 detections and 10 complaints.

Furthermore, as social distancing was raised to level 2 due to the spread of COVID-19, administrative orders based on government policies were issued to enforce compliance with quarantine rules such as mandatory mask-wearing at food hygiene establishments, medical institutions, and pharmacies, resulting in approximately 4,000 enforcement cases including warnings.

A Nam-gu official stated, “Thanks to faithfully performing the core duties of the special judicial police to realize a fair society, eradicate illegal activities, and establish legal order, we were able to be selected as the best institution. We will continue to actively pursue investigations in various fields closely related to residents’ lives to create a safe Nam-gu.”

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