Busan Police, What's Going On? ... "Let's Have a Drink" Drunken Dispute with Hotel Female Staff

Busan Nambu Police Station Investigating Executive A on Assault Charges

Busan Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A police officer is under investigation for assault after drinking alcohol until late at night, getting into an altercation with a female employee, and assaulting a male employee who tried to intervene.

On the 10th, the Busan Southern Police Station announced that it has booked and is investigating Officer A, affiliated with the Busan Police Agency, on charges of causing a disturbance (assault) by entering a hotel while intoxicated and grabbing an employee's arm.

According to the police, around 10 p.m. on the 9th, Officer A got into an altercation with a female employee at a hotel in Suyeong-gu, Busan, insisting they drink together. He also caused a scene by grabbing the arm of a male employee who tried to stop him. Police who responded to the report arrested Officer A on the spot as a suspect caught in the act.

With the Lunar New Year holiday approaching and amid the COVID-19 situation, incidents of drinking late into the night and committing assault are increasing negative public sentiment toward the police.

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