A man in his 50s who assaulted a police officer dispatched in response to a drunkenness report was confirmed to be an active police sergeant and has been placed on administrative leave.


Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station <br>Photo by Yonhap News

Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station
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According to the police on the 22nd, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul placed Sergeant A, who belongs to a local police unit, on administrative leave on the 20th.


The Yangcheon Police Station arrested Sergeant A on the spot on the 19th at around 1:20 a.m. on charges of obstructing official duties after he assaulted a police officer dispatched to a street in Yangcheon-gu. Sergeant A has since been released.



It was confirmed that when the police officer, who had responded to a report of a person lying down, tried to send Sergeant A home, Sergeant A resisted.


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