Democratic Party Visits Police Agency to Protest "Serious Division Between Police University and Non-Police University... Demands Withdrawal of Disciplinary Actions"

Democratic Party Public Safety Committee Members Visit Police Agency to Protest

Members of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, including Kim Gyo-heung of the Democratic Party, the opposition party's secretary, visited the National Police Agency on the 29th to protest the unfair disciplinary actions related to the police chiefs' meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Democratic Party lawmakers visited the National Police Agency to protest and demand the withdrawal of unfair disciplinary actions related to the police superintendent meeting.

On the 29th, Democratic Party members Kim Gyoheung, Lee Haesik, Cheon Junho, Oh Younghwan, Choi Gisang, Lee Seongman, and Lim Hoseon visited the National Police Agency in Migeundong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, to meet with Yoon Hee-geun, the nominee for Commissioner General of the National Police Agency.

The National Police Agency placed Ryu Samyoung, former chief of Ulsan Jungbu Police Station who led the nationwide police chiefs (superintendents) meeting on the 23rd, on standby duty and launched an internal investigation into 56 attendees of the meeting. In this regard, Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sangmin likened the superintendent meeting to the "Hana Group coup" and announced a strong response policy.

Lawmaker Kim stated, "We visited to request the withdrawal of the standby duty and investigation orders regarding the police chiefs' strategy meeting, as they are unfair. They reported their out-of-area travel and proceeded lawfully, so considering it an illegal assembly is truly wrong." He added, "They only discussed the neutrality and fairness of the police."

He further said, "I intend to discuss the withdrawal of disciplinary actions with nominee Yoon."

Regarding the establishment of the Police Bureau, he said, "The division between graduates of the Korean National Police University and non-graduates is too severe. The hearing for the Commissioner General has not yet taken place, and this issue has not been resolved, but the Minister of the Interior and Safety is recklessly pushing it forward."

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