People Power Party: "Establishing Police Bureau is Administrative Coup? Nonsense and Incitement Against the Public"

Park Hyungsoo, Floor Spokesperson, States Position in Commentary on 26th
"Police Should Stop Collective Action and Exercise Restraint"

Park Hyung-su, Member of the People Power Party (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] As the Democratic Party criticized the establishment of the Police Bureau within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as an 'administrative coup,' the People Power Party countered, calling it 'an outrageous remark and a public incitement.'

Park Hyung-soo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, said in a statement on the 26th, "This morning, Democratic Party lawmakers gathered in front of the Yongsan Presidential Office and held a press conference, making harsh remarks such as 'administrative coup' and 'police takeover' regarding the establishment of the Police Bureau by the Yoon Seok-yeol administration." He pointed out, "It is an outrageous remark and public incitement without any merit to describe the Yoon Seok-yeol government, which was chosen by the people, establishing an administrative organization in accordance with the law as a 'police takeover' or 'administrative coup.'"

Park added, "The police must stop collective actions that undermine national discipline and make the public uneasy and exercise restraint. They must not put down their fundamental duties of protecting the lives and safety of the people even for a moment." He also said, "The Democratic Party should also stop inciting the police and the public and focus on addressing the people's livelihood."

On the same day, the government ordinance amendment to establish the Police Bureau within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety was passed at the Cabinet meeting. The amendment is scheduled to be promulgated and enforced on the 2nd of next month.

Park also stated, "The police are an external agency under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety according to the Government Organization Act and must comply with government personnel and budget controls. The newly established Police Bureau will be responsible for police administrative affairs, such as the personnel recommendation authority for police officers at the superintendent general level or higher under Article 7 of the Police Officers Act, delegated by the Minister of the Interior and Safety." He added, "The claim that the establishment of the Police Bureau undermines the neutrality of police investigations is a suspicious and malicious frame. I emphasize again that neither the Minister of the Interior and Safety nor the Police Bureau can interfere with police investigations, nor do they intend to do so."

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