Special Investigation Unit, Former Seoul Police Agency Intelligence Chief and 2 Others Arrest Warrants Issued (Update)

Sungmin Park, Former Head of Public Safety Information and Foreign Affairs Division, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency / Photo by Gyumin Oh

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Police Agency's Special Investigation Headquarters (Special Investigation HQ), which is investigating the Itaewon disaster, applied for pre-arrest warrants on the 1st for four police officers, including former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Public Safety Information and Foreign Affairs Division Chief (Police Commissioner) Park Seong-min.

On the same day, the Special Investigation HQ announced that it had applied for arrest warrants for Police Commissioner Park, former Yongsan Police Station Chief (Senior Superintendent) Lee Im-jae, former Yongsan Police Station Intelligence Division Chief Superintendent Kim, and former Yongsan Police Station 112 Situation Room Chief Superintendent Song. The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office immediately filed the warrants with the court, the Special Investigation HQ added. The charges specified in the warrants for each suspect are obstruction of evidence for Police Commissioner Park and Superintendent Kim, and professional negligence resulting in death or injury for former Chief Lee and Superintendent Song.

A representative of the Special Investigation HQ stated, "We are also reviewing whether to apply for arrest warrants for other major suspects from different agencies."

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