The National Police Agency's Economic Crime Investigation Unit Leads in Rapid and Accurate Economic Investigation Promotions with 90 'Geonpok' Officers Ranked Second

156 Promotions in Economic Investigation Team... 90 in Geonpok

The police have strongly refuted criticisms that they disproportionately awarded special promotions related to investigations of construction labor unions.

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On the 12th, the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters disclosed the '2023 National Investigation Headquarters Special Promotion Assignment Status.' The headquarters stated that out of a total of 662 special promotions this year, the largest number, 156, were assigned based on the evaluation of the economic team's investigative activities. The number of special promotions for crackdowns on illegal activities at construction sites was 90, the second highest.

Special promotions for the economic team's investigative activity evaluation are given to teams that handled the most cases within a certain period or had fewer requests for supplementary work from prosecutors. It is awarded to teams that resolve various economic cases quickly and accurately.

A police official stated, "After initial recommendations from each provincial police agency, teams that rank high based on combined quantitative and qualitative evaluations receive special promotions."

The number of special promotions related to investigations of jeonse fraud and drug crimes, which the Yoon Seok-yeol administration emphasized, were 52 and 50, respectively. Additionally, special crackdowns on cybercrime accounted for 34, and voice phishing investigations accounted for 32.

The police have consistently expressed disagreement with criticisms regarding the concentration of investigations on construction violence. On the 15th of last month, Woo Jong-su, head of the National Investigation Headquarters, stated, "The number of special promotions increased across all fields," adding, "Since drug and jeonse fraud cases also increased, we did not sacrifice any particular field to concentrate on construction violence investigations."

While the police maintain that responding to crimes affecting the people's livelihood and economy was their top priority, considering that the economic team’s investigative activity evaluation is conducted at the team level, the actual number of individual special promotions related to construction violence is the highest.

Meanwhile, the police have been conducting a special crackdown on illegal activities at construction sites from December 8 of last year until the 25th of this month. Currently, the police have stated their intention to investigate union illegal assemblies swiftly and firmly. At a regular press briefing that day, Head Woo said, "We have requested union members to appear for the fourth time by the 14th," adding, "Since we have requested their appearance multiple times, if they continue to refuse, we will actively consider applying for arrest warrants."

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