National Police Agency Holds First 'Anti-Corruption Council' Meeting... Proposes Integrity Police Measures

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] On the 27th at 3 p.m., the National Police Agency held the first regular meeting of the 'National Police Agency Anti-Corruption Council' at the police headquarters in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, attended by the police leadership and experts on integrity and anti-corruption.

Last October, ahead of the adjustment of investigative authority and the implementation of the autonomous police system, the National Police Agency announced the 'Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Measures for the Police' and promised to establish the Anti-Corruption Council. Subsequently, in December, the committee was formed with 15 members, including external experts from academia, media, civil society, and police officials, with Professor Emeritus Kim Byung-seop of Seoul National University as co-chairman.

At the meeting, the committee set the short-term goal of achieving a first-grade integrity rating for the National Police Agency and presented directions for promoting anti-corruption policies. Specifically, the committee deliberated and resolved to ▲declare itself as a police force respected and trusted by the public through anti-corruption policies ▲establish and announce a 'mid- to long-term anti-corruption promotion plan' as soon as possible ▲periodically measure the level of integrity and assess improvements ▲actively inform the public of changes due to police reform and continuously monitor field situations to diagnose, predict, and block new sources of corruption by preparing customized countermeasures.

Co-chairman Kim said, "In 2021, a turning point for the police, we recommended measures necessary to improve integrity to the National Police Agency," and emphasized, "The council will continuously consider ways for the police to become an organization trusted, loved, and respected by the public."

National Police Agency Commissioner General Kim Chang-ryong said, "We will faithfully implement the recommendations of the Anti-Corruption Council," and added, "We will continue to do our best to promote anti-corruption policies to create a clean and trusted police force."

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