Police Agency Hosts Korea-ASEAN Investigation Capacity Building Training... Transferring Advanced Cyber Investigation Techniques

25 Local Police Officers Attend in Person
Establishing Security Cooperation Foundation with ASEAN Countries
Expanding 'Security Hallyu' Projects
Strengthening International Cooperation and Protection of Overseas Nationals

[Photo by National Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Police officers from the ASEAN region gathered in one place to learn advanced cybercrime investigation techniques from the Korean police and to strengthen international cooperation.

The National Police Agency announced that from the 16th to the 19th, a four-day training session titled "Korea-ASEAN International Cooperation for Responding to New Types of Cybercrime" will be held in Seoul and Cheonan, Chungnam.

A total of 25 participants from six ASEAN countries?Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia?as well as two international organizations, AsianaPol and Interpol, will attend in person, with over 100 participants joining online.

During the training, Choi Jong-sang, Head of the Cybercrime Investigation Division at the National Police Agency’s National Investigation Headquarters; Tu Meng Hui, Superintendent of the Singapore Special Crime Investigation Unit; and Yoo Jung-gi, Inspector of the Interpol Financial Crime Investigation Unit, will introduce strategies for responding to new types of cybercrime and the latest investigative techniques. Additionally, through panel discussions and country reports, participants will discuss joint response strategies to new cyber economic crime trends and changes in the investigative environment, as well as explore ways to strengthen cooperation between Korean and ASEAN police forces.

This training is part of the "Korea-ASEAN International Crime Investigation Capacity Building Project," which the National Police Agency is promoting to enhance security cooperation with the ASEAN region. The Korea-ASEAN project involves an investment of 12.7 billion KRW to establish a foreigner-only training center on the grounds of Asan Police University and to invite ASEAN police officers annually for training and seminars aimed at strengthening international crime response capabilities.

Kim Chang-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, said in his opening remarks, "To respond to transnational crimes, close cooperation among police forces of each country is essential. Through this training, I hope we can share crime response know-how and form a stronger security alliance."

Meanwhile, since 2014, the National Police Agency has been promoting the "K-Cop Wave" project to establish security cooperation relationships with police agencies worldwide. This includes official development assistance (ODA) and advanced security system transfer projects (short-term expert dispatch training), achieving results in various areas such as protecting overseas nationals, apprehending major fugitives, and exporting security equipment.

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