'Police Golf Course Reservation Privileges' Confirmed... Lee Myung-kyo, Seoul Police Deputy Commissioner, and Other Executives Referred to Disciplinary Committee

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Current police executives accused of repeatedly receiving preferential treatment during the reservation process at police-exclusive golf courses have been referred to the disciplinary committee.

On the 11th, according to the police, the National Police Agency conducted an inspection of more than 10 senior police officers at the superintendent general level or higher. Some, including Deputy Commissioner Myungkyo Lee of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Autonomous Police Division (Chief Superintendent), who managed the golf course as the chairman of the Police Human Resources Development Committee at the time of the allegations and received self-preferential treatment, were referred to the disciplinary committee. Some golf course staff involved were given warnings or cautions as their instances of preferential treatment were relatively fewer.

These Chief Superintendents and others are suspected of repeatedly receiving preferential treatment by avoiding the competitive lottery required for golf course use and making so-called "insertion" reservations. It was found that they exploited a system loophole that allowed them to freely change reservation statuses by using administrator accounts. Following media reports by the National Police Agency that raised these preferential treatment allegations, an audit was conducted on these Chief Superintendents, and last month, through discussions at the Citizen Inspection Committee, the decision was made to refer them to the disciplinary committee.

The police operate golf courses in places such as Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, and Asan, Chungnam, for the purpose of maintaining and improving the physical fitness of police officers. The usage fees are significantly cheaper than those of commercial golf courses, and general public access is possible through reservations. The National Police Agency plans to fundamentally improve the golf course reservation system to prevent recurrence of such preferential treatment allegations.

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