Yoon Hee-geun, Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency, to Represent Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong on Overseas Tour
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Yoon Hee-geun, Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Agency. Photo by National Police Agency
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Deputy Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun of the National Police Agency is set to depart for an overseas business trip to Europe on behalf of Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong.
The National Police Agency announced on the 18th that Deputy Commissioner Yoon will embark on a 2-night, 5-day overseas trip from the 19th to the 23rd to meet with the heads of Interpol and Europol. This trip is a diplomatic tour aimed at establishing strategic agreements necessary for international cooperation. On the 21st, Deputy Commissioner Yoon will visit Lyon, France, to meet with Interpol Secretary General J?rgen Stock, and on the 22nd, he will travel to The Hague, Netherlands, to meet with the head of Europol.
Originally, Commissioner Kim planned to travel to Europe in person. However, amid the current situation where the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is showing moves to control the police, strong internal criticism arose over the head of 130,000 police officers being absent. Ultimately, Commissioner Kim convened an emergency meeting of director-level executives the previous afternoon and canceled the European trip. The police leadership, including Commissioner Kim, decided at this meeting to make every effort to ensure that the police's position is maximally reflected until the final announcement of the recommendations from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Police System Improvement Advisory Committee.
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Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Yoon is reportedly a strong candidate for the new Commissioner of the National Police Agency. The government plans to announce the successor to Commissioner Kim, whose term ends on the 23rd of next month, possibly as early as next week. Currently, the likelihood of Deputy Commissioner Yoon being appointed is considered high. However, the government is also reportedly considering other candidates, including Kim Kwang-ho, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
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