Gwangju Police Arrest 37 Gang Members Involved in Group Assault

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju police have arrested a large number of gangsters who engaged in collective violence between organizations.

The Violent Crime Investigation Unit of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 5th that they arrested 37 people on charges of collective assault between rival organizations, and 12 of them were detained.

Two members of the A faction and five members of the B faction are accused of engaging in a mutual group assault after a dispute while drinking at a pub located in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City in the early morning of January 1st.

The A faction members additionally summoned three more people and retaliated by assaulting one member of the B faction.

In response, 32 members of the B faction gathered at a certain park armed with weapons.

The police received intelligence about this incident, formed a dedicated team, and launched an investigation that lasted six months. They tracked down and arrested all suspects who were hiding nationwide.

A representative of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency emphasized, "We will do our best to alleviate public anxiety by continuously cracking down on violent acts by local gangsters and conducting systematic management."

He added, "If you have suffered or witnessed crimes by gangsters, we thoroughly guarantee the identity of the informant and provide victim protection measures, so we ask for active reporting and cooperation."

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency conducted a 100-day crackdown on organized crime from April 20 to July 29, resulting in the arrest of 72 people, 11 of whom were detained.

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