Petition Against Establishing Police Bureau Surpasses 100,000 Signatures... Jikhyeop Considers Submission to National Assembly

Surpassing 100,000 in 5 Hours

Police workplace council officials are distributing promotional materials opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau to citizens at Seoul Station on the 25th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The number of participants in the petition for lawmaker introduction opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety exceeded 100,000 within 5 hours.

The National Police Officers' Workplace Council (Jikhyup) launched the "Public Legislative Petition Campaign Regarding Police Command Rules" from 11 a.m. on the 26th, and as of 4:20 p.m. that day, the number of participants surpassed 100,082. By 5:50 p.m., the count reached 151,237.

A lawmaker introduction petition refers to a petition submitted in writing to the National Assembly with the introduction of a member of the National Assembly by the petitioner. Jikhyup plans to continue collecting signatures until the end of this week and will consider submitting the collected signature lists from their website and QR codes to the National Assembly.

Regarding the Police Command Rules under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which passed the Cabinet meeting and is scheduled for implementation on the 2nd of next month, Jikhyup plans to verify who can be the subject of a lawsuit after enforcement and consider filing for provisional injunctions to suspend the effect.

Frontline police officers, including Jikhyup, have been conducting public awareness campaigns and one-person protests opposing the Police Bureau at locations such as Seoul Station KTX terminals and in front of the National Police Agency starting this week.

On the same day, the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy issued a statement expressing concern over the current situation where the enforcement decree for the "establishment of the Police Bureau within the Ministry of the Interior and Safety" was pushed through despite concerns and objections from various sectors. They also criticized the President and the Minister of the Interior and Safety for describing the police members' objections as "disruption of national order" and "coup."

The People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy stated, "What is needed is democratic control, not police domination. The establishment of the Police Bureau should be halted, and democratic control measures should be discussed together in the National Assembly."

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