Busan Police Agency Issues 'Gapho' Emergency Duty Order for 20th Presidential Election... A Total of 4,184 Personnel Deployed

Busan Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency will enter an emergency duty system ahead of the 20th presidential election on the 9th.

The police will issue the highest-level emergency duty, "Gapho," which involves suspending police officers' leave and mobilizing 100% of available personnel from 6 a.m. on election day until the completion of vote counting.

They plan to maintain a 24-hour situation response duty system and devote full efforts to election security.

Police officers not assigned to election security will maintain an emergency contact system to respond promptly in case of any incidents.

Commanders and staff officers will work either in the office or on-site.

A total of 1,836 police officers will be deployed to 918 polling stations across Busan city, conducting patrols linked with 112 patrol cars every hour.

During the transport of ballot boxes, 1,868 armed police officers will be deployed along 934 routes to jointly secure the transport with the Election Commission.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency will assign a total of 480 personnel to 16 vote counting centers in Busan city to ensure fair counting and maintain order.

The police station chiefs in charge will directly command the sites, establishing a full support system to ensure safe vote counting.

About 350 members from five police mobile units will conduct intensive patrol activities around the counting centers.

They will also cooperate closely with the Election Commission and related agencies and do their best in election security.

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