"‘No Money, Let's Die Together’ Active Police Officer Stabs Colleague and Embezzles Hundreds of Millions... Arrested and Indicted"

Fraud, Special Injury, and Property Damage Charges
Claimed to Acquaintances "Younger Sibling Became a Vegetative State Due to Traffic Accident"
Borrowed 300 Million Won Over 10 Years Without Repayment

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The prosecution has brought charges against a current police officer for embezzling approximately 300 million KRW from fellow officers and acquaintances, and for injuring a fellow officer with a weapon when the officer demanded repayment.

On the 26th, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office indicted Sergeant A (56) of the Seodaemun Police Station on charges of fraud, special assault, and property damage, and detained him.

Sergeant A is accused of stabbing fellow officer B in the abdomen with a weapon in May last year, saying, "I have no money, so let's die together," when B demanded repayment of borrowed money. He is also accused of confiscating B's cellphone and stomping on it to break it in August when B again pressed for debt repayment.

According to the prosecution, since September 2012, Sergeant A borrowed money from his hometown friend and fellow officers, claiming, "My younger sibling became a vegetative state due to a traffic accident, and I need hospital and legal fees." He is accused of embezzling 307.01 million KRW in 138 installments from them until December last year.

It is known that Sergeant A also borrowed tens of millions of KRW over several years from B, who was stabbed, but B did not file a complaint against him.

Sergeant A reportedly used the borrowed money for gambling funds and debt repayment.

The victims had continuously lent money for over ten years to recover the loans but refrained from reporting the damage, fearing they would not be able to recover the funds due to Sergeant A's position.

The prosecution stated, "Through active supplementary investigations such as tracking the funds, we identified the use of the borrowed money for existing debt repayment and gambling funds," and added, "The defendant did not repay the victims and instead assaulted a victim who urged debt repayment. Due to concerns about evidence destruction and harm to the victims, he was immediately detained."

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