Women's Federation Mentioning 'Police Cheong Document' Calls It a "False Report, Malicious Frame"

Women's Group Coalition "No Contact with Police, Falsified Report as if Internal Information Was Obtained"
"Distorting Facts as if Politicizing the Tragedy"
"Pointing Out Civilian Surveillance Under the Pretext of Collecting Security Information"

A 'Policy Reference Document' prepared by the National Police Agency on the 31st of last month, collecting information from civic groups, the media, and public opinion trends. (Source=SBS News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korean Women’s Associations United condemned the police for producing a report containing online trends and information about civic groups related to the Itaewon tragedy, stating that "the police distorted the facts and fabricated a false report as if they had contacted internal members."

On the 2nd, the Korean Women’s Associations United stated, "We have never had contact with the police, nor have we reviewed the contents mentioned in the report," and criticized, "The National Police Agency distorted the facts and maliciously framed our organization as if we were politically exploiting this tragedy."

The 'Policy Reference Material' document from the National Police Agency, disclosed by SBS News, was created on the 31st of last month and included a section titled 'Reactions from Major Groups,' which mentioned that "progressive groups are discussing response plans, considering this as the largest tragedy since the Sewol ferry disaster that could lead to a movement for the government’s resignation."

On the 31st of last month, the National Police Agency wrote in a "Policy Reference Document" compiled by collecting information from civic groups, the media, and public opinion trends that regarding the Federation of Women's Organizations, "Although it is difficult to actively raise women's safety issues immediately, we are considering using the fact that many of the deceased were women to criticize the government's 'anti-women policies,' such as the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, in the future." (Source=SBS News)

In this document, the National Police Agency referred to the Korean Women’s Associations United’s condolence statement, writing, "Although it is difficult to immediately raise women’s safety issues in earnest, considering that many of the deceased were women, we are reviewing the possibility of using this to criticize the government’s 'anti-women policies,' such as the abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family."

The Korean Women’s Associations United pointed out that despite having no contact or communication with the police, the police wrote the document as if they had communicated, and criticized the creation of the document as equivalent to 'civilian surveillance.'

The Korean Women’s Associations United stated, "This report generally defines progressive civic groups and citizens who mention government responsibility as enemies and includes various trends seemingly to evade government accountability," adding, "It appears that the intelligence police broadly surveilled civilians under the pretext of collecting security information, which is an illegal act prohibited by the 'Police Officer Information Collection Regulations.'"

The Korean Women’s Associations United emphasized, "We will never overlook the police’s responsibility for neglecting the protection of the people’s lives and safety, nor the National Police Agency’s political agitation, fabrication, and illegal information collection," and stressed, "The National Police Agency must bear appropriate responsibility for this."

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