Inauguration of the 34th Lee Chung-ho as Jeonnam Police Chief

The Safest Jeonnam, Trusted by Jeonnam Residents: Jeonnam Police

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Commissioner Lee Chung-ho has been inaugurated as the 34th Chief of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency.

The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced that on the morning of the 22nd, it held the '34th Inauguration Ceremony of Lee Chung-ho as Chief of the Jeollanam-do Police Agency' at Namak Hall on the first floor of the Jeonnam Police Agency, attended by the Jeonnam police leadership.

Before the inauguration ceremony, Chief Lee Chung-ho visited Mokpo Memorial Park and Ahn Byung-ha Park as his first official schedule to pay respects, honoring the noble spirits of the patriotic martyrs and pledging to carry on the spirit of the late Commissioner Ahn Byung-ha, a symbol of human rights policing.

As Jeonnam is his first posting, Chief Lee expressed warm gratitude to the residents of Jeonnam and the Jeonnam police during the inauguration ceremony, stating his ambition to “do his best to make Jeonnam the safest place and the Jeonnam police trusted by the residents.”

In his inaugural address, Chief Lee emphasized that “ensuring the safety of the people is the most important mission and the fundamental purpose of the police,” and urged, “Let us carry out proactive police activities to become a police force that provides reassurance to the residents beyond just safety.”

He also called for “cultivating the abilities and competencies of each police officer and maintaining a responsible attitude for confident law enforcement,” and pledged, “Let us listen to the voices of the residents and become the Jeonnam police that work together with the residents at their level.”

Meanwhile, the new Chief Lee Chung-ho was appointed as a 4th class graduate of the Korean National Police University and has served as Chief of the Dongnam Police Station in Cheonan, Chungnam, Chief of Yongsan Police Station in Seoul, Information Review Officer at the National Police Agency, Forensic Investigation Director, Traffic Bureau Director, and Principal of the Central Police Academy before being inaugurated as the 34th Chief of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency.

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