Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Unveils Bust of Late Chief Superintendent An Maekgyeol, 'Police Hero of the Year'

Honoring the Spirit of National Defense and Democratic Police

Late Superintendent General An Maek-gyeol.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] On the 18th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency held an unveiling ceremony for the bust of the late Senior Superintendent An Maek-gyeol, who was selected as the 'Police Hero of the Year,' at the Police Human Resources Development Institute in Asan, Chungnam.

Since 2017, the National Police Agency has annually selected police officers who have made outstanding contributions to national security and police development, as well as fallen officers who serve as role models for our society, as the Police Hero of the Year to honor them.

Senior Superintendent An was an independence activist who endured multiple imprisonments for activities such as the Pyongyang Sungui Girls' School October 1st Independence Movement and fundraising for the Provisional Government's military funds. After liberation, as a police officer, he took the lead in protecting vulnerable neighbors such as war orphans, youth, and women, serving as the head of the Women's Police Division at the Security Bureau, Chief of the Seoul Women's Police Station, and professor at the National Police Specialized School.

The unveiling ceremony was attended by more than 50 people, including Senior Superintendent An Maek-gyeol's second son and descendants, Choi Gwan-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Lee Myeong-gyo, Director of the Police Human Resources Development Institute, Kim Seo-rin, President of the Seoul Women Police Officers Association, and executives of the Seoul Police Workplace Council.

The bust was erected at the Police Human Resources Development Institute (formerly the National Police Specialized School), where Senior Superintendent An served as a professor to nurture patriots, following the will of his uncle, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho.

Choi Gwan-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, said, "We will inherit Senior Superintendent An's noble police spirit and devote ourselves to making 'the safest country' and becoming a 'police force respected and loved by the people."

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