Disaster Victims' Identification: Interpol Member Country Representatives Gather in One Place

Police Agency to Hold Working Group Meeting Starting from the 24th

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Police Agency building. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The National Police Agency will hold the 'Interpol DVI Working Group Meeting' for three days starting from the 24th at Shilla Stay Seodaemun in Seoul.

The Interpol DVI Working Group is operated under the auspices of Interpol to share information such as cooperation in disaster site response among countries and research on cases and techniques. Experts in identification from 16 countries are active, and the National Police Agency participates as the host country. This meeting will be held privately under the chairmanship of the Working Group chair (Germany). The head of the Forensic Science Division of the National Police Agency will proceed with the admission of Qatar, a new member country of the Working Group, through a keynote presentation.

Nam Gu-jun, head of the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, said, "We are very honored that the Republic of Korea is participating in the Working Group meeting, which is operated to cooperate with each other in disaster site responses worldwide and to establish international standard procedures," adding, "We hope that through this meeting, the Korean police will be able to play a greater role in preparing for disasters as a member of the international community."

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