Police Officer Sent to Prosecution for Assaulting Junior After Being 10 Minutes Late for Gimbap Errand

Sent to Prosecution on Assault and Injury Charges

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A police officer belonging to a police station in the Seoul area has been handed over to the prosecution on charges of repeatedly assaulting a junior team member.

According to a summary of Asia Economy's coverage on the 12th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul sent Officer A, who was affiliated with the Seocho Police Station, to the prosecution without detention on charges of assault and injury.

The police judged that the charges were substantiated based on CCTV footage and witness statements.

Officer A is accused of repeatedly assaulting and injuring junior officers B and C from the same team. Officer A is alleged to have struck the juniors' faces dozens of times in March and April, claiming that they seemed to be disrespecting him.

In May, a post appeared on the police internal intranet stating, "Officer B was called by Officer A to run an errand for gimbap, but arrived about 10 minutes late. Because of this, Officer A assaulted him about 30 times in the face, claiming he was being disrespected."

Following this, Officers B and C filed a complaint against Officer A on charges of injury.

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