Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Police Bureau Establishment Plan' Approved at Cabinet Meeting... Effective July 2

Reorganization from Existing Digital Government Bureau to Digital Government Bureau and Police Bureau
Chief Superintendent to Lead Police Bureau... Total of 13 Additional Staff

Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min is announcing the plan to establish a Police Bureau within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the improvement measures for the police system at the briefing room of the Government Seoul Office Annex on the 15th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The enforcement decree establishing the Police Bureau within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has passed the Cabinet meeting.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 26th that the partial amendment to the "Organization of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and its Affiliated Agencies," which centers on the establishment of the Police Bureau, was submitted and approved at the Cabinet meeting.

The amendment to the enforcement decree containing the establishment of the Police Bureau is scheduled to be promulgated and enforced on the 2nd of next month. The partial amendment to the enforcement decree on the organization of the Ministry and its affiliated agencies, along with the directive on the command of affiliated agency heads (ministerial ordinance), was publicly notified for legislation on the 15th.

The amendment to the organizational decree includes the establishment of the Police Bureau within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and an increase of 13 personnel. This includes 12 police officers of ranks such as Superintendent General, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Inspector, and Lieutenant, and 1 general administrative staff member.

The Police Bureau will perform duties including ▲ command and supervision over the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency ▲ appointment and recommendation of members of the National Police Commission and recommendation of the Commissioner General's appointment ▲ requests for reconsideration of deliberations and resolutions by the National Police Commission ▲ recommendations for the use of police officers of Senior Superintendent rank or higher, approval of extension of rank retirement age, and matters related to disciplinary actions ▲ requests for reconsideration of resolutions on the autonomous police system and appointment of provincial police chiefs ▲ support for police administration and autonomous police affairs.

On the 26th, when the proposal to establish the Police Bureau is submitted to the Cabinet meeting, a condolence wreath opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau is placed at the Police Memorial Park opposite the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has decided to reorganize the existing Digital Government Bureau into the Digital Government Bureau and the Police Bureau. The Police Bureau will be headed by a Superintendent General.

The government stated that the purpose of establishing the Police Bureau is "to enable the Minister of the Interior and Safety to more systematically perform legal affairs related to the National Police Agency and the National Police Commission."

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