77th Police Day... Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun "We Will Definitely Win the War Against Drugs"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 21st, Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, stated on Police Day, "We will definitely win the war against crimes that threaten the community, such as drugs."

At 10 a.m. on the same day, at the '77th Police Day' commemorative ceremony held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, Commissioner Yoon said, "We will devote all our efforts to creating a society where common sense, fairness, law, and principles breathe." He also emphasized, "We can never stop in the face of the noble mission of public safety," adding, "Reliable public safety and fair law-abiding order are the unchanging basic duties of the police." Earlier, right after his inauguration, Commissioner Yoon promised to eradicate drugs as the second national strategy task that citizens can feel.

Commissioner Yoon also emphasized the police vision of "a competent and confident police force, a safe community trusted by the people." He appealed, "Please give your generous support and encouragement so that the Korean police can fulfill their given roles and responsibilities," and added, "We will unite the entire police force to realize this vision and meet the expectations of the people."

Regarding Police Memorial Week, Commissioner Yoon said, "I hope this day will bring some comfort to the police heroes who died in the line of duty and their bereaved families." The National Police Agency designates the third week of October every year as Police Memorial Week to commemorate past officers who died in the line of duty. Commissioner Yoon attended memorial events for the late Sergeant Lee Jong-woo and the late Sergeant Jeong Ok-seong, among others.

During the ceremony, a tribute was also held for the late Chief Superintendent Choi Gyu-sik and the late Sergeant Jeong Jong-su, who died in a shootout with 31 armed infiltrators aiming to blow up the Blue House and assassinate the president during the 1968 Kim Shin-jo incident, as well as for Sergeant Jeong, who died while trying to rescue a person attempting suicide by jumping into the sea at the Ganghwa Island ferry terminal in 2013.

This year's Police Day ceremony was held at Songdo Convensia, where the 4th Public Safety Industry Expo took place. The ceremony, themed "Science Policing Leading the Future, A Safe Republic of Korea for the People," was attended by ambassadors from 11 countries including the United States, as well as police officers from 19 countries such as Uzbekistan, Spain, Vietnam, the Philippines, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan, and Singapore.

Commissioner Yoon said, "The reason we have been able to maintain stable public safety comparable to any country in the world and lead international policing standards is due to the dedication of police officers and the support of the people," adding, "Going forward, based on cooperation with related organizations and local communities, we will become a platform for solving social problems and transform blind spots in public safety around us into safe zones."

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