'World Fallen Police Officers Day'... Interpol Certifies Late Officer Lee Seong-rim as Fallen Police Officer

Late Officer Lee, Accident While Directing Traffic Duty in 2020
Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of Police, Delivers 'Handwritten Letter'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The National Police Agency announced on the 7th that the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has certified the late Sergeant Lee Seongrim, who died in the line of duty, as a fallen police officer.

On this day, marking the International Day of the Fallen Police Officer, Woo Cheolmoon, Commissioner of the Busan Police Agency, invited Sergeant Lee's bereaved family to the Busan Police Agency building, presented the Interpol certification, and delivered a handwritten letter from Police Commissioner Yoon Heegeun.

Previously, the National Police Agency requested the Interpol General Secretariat to certify Sergeant Lee as a fallen police officer, and Interpol highly evaluated the late officer's achievements and issued the certification.

This applies to those who have died while performing inherent police duties such as patrol, crime prevention, investigation, and crowd control as police officers belonging to law enforcement agencies of member countries since January 2020, upon recommendation by the Commissioner of the National Police Agency.

Sergeant Lee was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on his way home at an intersection in Haeundae, and after being transported to Busan National University Hospital, he passed away on December 14, 2020, after battling his injuries.

A National Police Agency official stated, "We will continue to do our best to ensure that uniformed police officers are respected and honored," adding, "We will closely cooperate with Interpol to provide appropriate honors to police officers who have died in the line of duty."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.