The Office for Government Policy Coordination: "Error in Handling Osong 112 Report"... Six Police Officers Referred for Investigation

Office of Public Service Management, Osong Underpass
Flooding Incident Report Handling Error... Six Police Officers Referred for Investigation

On the 21st, the Office for Government Policy Coordination requested an investigation by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office into six police officers in connection with the flooding accident at the Osong underpass, which caused multiple casualties.

The Public Service Management Office of the Office for Government Policy Coordination stated in a press release on the same day, "During the inspection investigation, we discovered criminal suspicions involving the police and determined that a swift and fair investigation is necessary."

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The Office explained, "Serious errors were found in the handling of the 112 emergency call, and false reports were even made to the Prime Minister's Office during the process of assessing the police response after the accident. Considering this, we judged that if the police investigation headquarters were to investigate the police officers themselves, it would be difficult to gain public trust in the results, so we requested an investigation by the prosecution."

It added, "Since the criminal suspicions are clear and the statements of the subjects are contradictory or conflicting, we judged that it is necessary for the investigative agency to promptly secure and analyze evidence, which is why we requested the investigation before concluding the inspection investigation."

The Office for Government Policy Coordination plans to conduct a swift and thorough inspection investigation related to the Osong underpass flooding accident and transparently inform the public of the results.

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