Police Establish Protection and Response System for Overseas Koreans Against 'Asian Hate Crimes'

Video Conference with Police Attach?s and Interpol Liaison Officers

Photo by National Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] In response to the 'Asian hate crimes' in the Americas and Europe that surfaced following the Atlanta shooting incident in the United States, the police have begun establishing a response system to protect overseas nationals.

On the 30th, the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the National Police Agency held a video conference with police attach?s and Interpol liaisons to discuss plans for building a response system against Asian hate crimes, regional status analysis, and measures to strengthen the protection capabilities for overseas nationals.

The meeting was attended by Kim Nam-hyun, head of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the National Police Agency, four related department heads, 19 police attach?s from the Americas and Europe, and three Interpol liaisons.

To respond to Asian hate crimes, the police plan to strengthen cooperation with governments, law enforcement agencies, and Korean community organizations in each country, promote awareness of the risks of 'hate crimes' among local law enforcement agencies and encourage a shift in mindset, and conduct monitoring and analysis of Asian hate crimes to utilize in policy formulation for protecting overseas nationals.

Additionally, the police intend to increase the number of police attach?s in overseas diplomatic missions where Korean nationals are at high risk of being victims of related crimes but where no police attach? is currently dispatched.

A National Police Agency official stated, "We will do our best to protect our nationals anywhere in the world by closely cooperating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign law enforcement agencies, Interpol, and other international organizations."

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