Police Officer from Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Booked on Bribery Suspicion

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crime Investigation Unit announced on the 19th that they are investigating allegations that a police officer received bribes from an illegal subscription broker.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police are investigating allegations that a police officer belonging to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency received money in exchange for facilitating a case.

The Violent Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 19th that it had booked Police Inspector Kim from the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Police Agency at the end of last month.

The allegation is that Inspector Kim received tens of millions of won last year from an illegal subscription savings account broker as a bribe for facilitating a case. In March, the Violent Crime Investigation Unit referred seven illegal subscription brokers to prosecution on charges of repeatedly engaging in fraudulent subscriptions by illegally purchasing accounts with high subscription scores. During this process, the police reportedly confirmed circumstances in which one broker approached Inspector Kim.

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit excluded Kim from the case investigation and placed him on standby at the end of last month.

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit and the Violent Crime Investigation Unit are located in the same building. The Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit is responsible for investigating power-related corruption cases involving figures such as former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok and First Lady Kim Geon-hee.

A police official stated, "It is still in the early stages of investigation, so it is difficult to disclose specific charges."

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