Chungnam 'Autonomous Police Committee' to Launch on the 5th of Next Month After Pilot Operation

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province announced on the 31st that it has started operating the Autonomous Police Committee for the first time nationwide. The committee will officially launch on the 5th of next month after a pilot operation.

According to the province, the Secretariat of the Autonomous Police Committee will be staffed with 35 members (including 13 dispatched from the Chungnam Provincial Police Agency) organized into 2 divisions and 6 teams.

The division of duties is such that the Autonomous Police Administration Division is responsible for overall support of the secretariat’s operations including general affairs, personnel, accounting, and auditing, while the Autonomous Police Cooperation Division handles cooperation and coordination tasks related to autonomous police affairs.

The committee’s office has been set up on the 2nd floor of the annex building of the provincial government office, and staff placement has been completed through personnel appointments.

The inaugural chairman is Honorary Professor Oh Yeol-geun of Dankook University. Additionally, former Chungnam Provincial Police Agency Senior Superintendents Lee Si-jun and Kim Seok-don, lawyers Lee Sang-hee and Lee Dae-hwan, Professor Kim Yong-ju of Chodang University, and Professor Choi Ho-taek of Paejae University were appointed as committee members.

Chungnam Governor Yang Seung-jo said, “All preparations for the pilot operation of the autonomous police have been completed,” and added, “Since the Autonomous Police Committee is launching first nationwide in Chungnam, we will strive to address any shortcomings during the pilot operation and create a leading autonomous police model.”

Meanwhile, since the enforcement of the Autonomous Police System law on January 1, the province formed an ‘Autonomous Police Preparation Team’ led by the Deputy Governor and has been in close consultation with the Chungnam Provincial Police Agency.

In particular, the ‘Ordinance on Chungnam Autonomous Police Affairs and the Organization and Operation of the Autonomous Police Committee’ and the ‘Ordinance on the Administrative Organization and Staffing of Chungcheongnam-do,’ which form the basis for the establishment and operation of the committee and secretariat, passed the provincial council plenary session on the 3rd, completing institutional arrangements earlier than anywhere else nationwide.

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