The 78th Police Day... Yoon Hee-geun "Strong Response to Heinous Crimes Threatening Daily Life"

Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, expressed his determination on the 18th to strongly respond to heinous crimes threatening the daily lives of the public in celebration of Police Day (October 21).

The National Police Agency held the ‘78th Police Day Commemoration Ceremony’ at 10:30 a.m. at the Blue House State Guest House. In his greeting, Commissioner Yoon said, “Recently, the anxiety and fear infiltrating the daily lives of the people have become a new challenge for our police,” adding, “To protect the peaceful daily lives of the people, we will concentrate all our capabilities to reorganize the police organization and resources to be field-centered and strongly respond to heinous crimes threatening the safe lives of the people.”

The ceremony was attended by the families of the 2023 Police Heroes of the Year, families of fallen police officers, public safety cooperation organizations, on-site police officers from city and provincial police agencies nationwide, and new trainees. Additionally, police representatives from 38 countries and international organizations (UN, Interpol, Europol) attending the 2023 Seoul International Police Chiefs Conference also visited the ceremony to celebrate Police Day.

The ceremony, themed ‘Safe Daily Lives of the People, Honorable Mission of the Police,’ proceeded in the order of △Opening Declaration △National Ceremony △Commissioner’s Greeting △Honoring Police Heroes of the Year △Awards for Meritorious Service △Commemorative Speech △Theme Video Screening △Congratulatory Performance △Singing of the Police Song.

Sergeant Lee Gwang-deok, who has been performing good deeds for marginalized groups for 27 years while overcoming serious injuries from a secondary accident during traffic accident handling, and Police Officer Kim Do-yeon, who saved a man who suddenly collapsed in a restaurant earlier this year through cardiopulmonary resuscitation, recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the National Flag. The singing of the national anthem was led by seven on-site police representatives, including Corporal Park Jong-geun, who subdued a suspect with a taser gun during a stabbing rampage, and Inspector Kang Jeong-min, who arrested a criminal organization that defrauded 1.1 trillion won from 6,610 people.

At the ceremony, a tribute was also held for the ‘Police Heroes of the Year,’ including the late Sergeant Kang Sam-su, known as the ‘Jirisan Ghost,’ who commanded and participated in 62 battles since the outbreak of the Korean War, killing 322 enemy combatants and capturing 61 alive; the late Lieutenant Colonel Lee Kang-seok, who was the first to arrive at a 2015 shooting scene and was fatally shot while trying to persuade the perpetrator to save the injured; and the late Inspector Lee Jong-woo, who died without hesitation while approaching to rescue after discovering an overturned civilian company boat during flood prevention work at the raised Uiam Dam in 2020.

Furthermore, a total of 488 individuals received government awards, including Kim Cheol-moon, Police Superintendent of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, who was awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation.

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