[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The police have applied for an arrest warrant for a senior officer of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency on charges of accepting bribes worth tens of millions of won.


On the 28th, the Serious Crime Investigation Division of the National Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Headquarters announced that it recently applied for an arrest warrant for Jang Mo, former head of the Women and Youth Division of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, on charges of accepting bribes under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.


Commissioner Jang is accused of receiving about 70 million won in bribes from a businessman over seven years. Earlier, in June of this year, the police booked Commissioner Jang, conducted a search and seizure of his office, and then suspended him from his position.



It is reported that Commissioner Jang claims the money was a loan, not a bribe. The police are also investigating the possibility that Commissioner Jang disclosed official secrets in exchange for the money.


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