"I Will Work for the People, Not the Regime" ... Police in Gyeongnam Oppose the Establishment of the Police Bureau

The Gyeongnam Police Workplace Council held a press conference opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau in front of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on the 20th. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Police officers in the Gyeongnam region protested against the establishment of the Police Bureau in front of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on the 20th.

The council stated, "The Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior, the predecessor of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which disappeared after democratization, is being revived," and argued, "The Police Bureau will become an overlord that commands and supervises the National Police Agency."

"If police power and authority are mobilized according to the needs of the regime, selective justice and selective law enforcement will occur, ultimately harming the public," they emphasized, "We will not tolerate acts that undermine the political neutrality and independence of the police."

Along with opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau, they called for ▲ the actualization of the National Police Commission, a civic organization to control the police ▲ reconsideration of the interview process for candidates for the Commissioner of the National Police Agency ▲ implementation of the presidential election pledge to elevate the Commissioner of the National Police Agency to ministerial level and incorporate the public security division.

Representatives of the councils from 24 police stations in the province said, "If police authority is swayed by the regime, there is a high risk of abuse like the torture death case of Park Jong-cheol," and added, "We want to work under the oversight of the people, not the regime, and be controlled by the public."

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