Chief Superintendent Ryu Sam-yeong Files Injunction to Suspend Disciplinary Action... Awaiting Court Decision

Chief Superintendent Ryu Sam-young is holding a press conference in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu on the 8th, where the Central Disciplinary Committee is being held.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] Ryu Sam-young, a senior superintendent who was disciplined for holding a 'National Police Chiefs Meeting' opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), has filed an injunction to suspend the disciplinary action with the court.

According to the police on the 27th, Superintendent Ryu filed a review request with the Personnel Innovation Committee's Appeal Review Board in the morning and applied for an injunction to suspend the disciplinary action at the Seoul Administrative Court in the afternoon. Superintendent Ryu stated that this is a process seeking judicial judgment to highlight the unfairness of the Police Bureau disciplinary action.

In July, Superintendent Ryu led the National Police Chiefs Meeting opposing the establishment of the Police Bureau under MOIS. He gathered 54 senior superintendents, equivalent to police chiefs, and held a meeting at the Police Talent Development Institute in Asan, Chungnam, and participated in media interviews.

In response, the Police Disciplinary Committee decided on a severe punishment of a three-month suspension for Superintendent Ryu. At that time, it was judged that Ryu’s refusal to comply with the dissolution order from Acting Commissioner Yoon and his attendance at the meeting in uniform, as well as his multiple media interviews after the meeting, constituted violations of obedience and maintenance of order.

Earlier, the National Police Commission filed a constitutional dispute lawsuit against Minister Lee Sang-min of MOIS in September, claiming that the enactment process of the 'MOIS Minister’s Directive on the Command of the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency,' which serves as the basis for establishing the Police Bureau, infringed on voting rights. However, the Constitutional Court unanimously dismissed the case, stating that "the Police Commission, as a national institution established by law, does not have the capacity to file a constitutional dispute lawsuit."

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