During the Itaewon Disaster, Seoul Cheong Situation Manager Chief Inspector Ryu Mijin Placed on Standby

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Ryu Mi-jin, Superintendent General and Head of Personnel Education at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who served as the Situation Manager at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the day of the 'Itaewon Disaster,' was placed on standby on the 3rd.

The National Police Agency announced that "Superintendent General Ryu was placed on standby due to difficulties in performing normal duties, and Baek Nam-ik, Superintendent General and Commander of the 1st Mobile Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Mobile Headquarters, was appointed as his successor."

It is reported that Superintendent General Ryu, as the Situation Manager on the day of the disaster, acted as the deputy head of the 112 Comprehensive Security Situation Room, reported security situations to the Chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and also reported urgent matters to the National Police Agency Situation Room.

Kim Kwang-ho, Chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, received the first report at 11:36 p.m., 1 hour and 21 minutes after the disaster occurred, and Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, first became aware of the accident at 12:14 a.m. the next day, 1 hour and 59 minutes later.

The police official placed on standby in connection with the Itaewon disaster is the second, following Lee Im-jae, Chief of Yongsan Police Station, on the 2nd.

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