'Police Promotion Bribery Charges' Superintendent and Officials Fully Deny Allegations

Police officials, including a current Chief Superintendent and a senior officer, who were indicted without detention on charges of exchanging bribes in connection with promotion requests through an 'incident and promotion broker,' have completely denied the charges in court.

On the 2nd, Judge Kim So-yeon of the Criminal Division 7 at Gwangju District Court held the first trial in courtroom 102 for A (59), a Chief Superintendent, B (57), a Police Inspector, and broker Sung (62), who were each indicted on charges of bribery, third-party bribery provision, and third-party bribery acquisition.

Chief Superintendent A was prosecuted for allegedly exchanging 10 million won in February 2022 while serving at the Gwangju Police Agency in return for a promotion.

Police Inspector B is accused of handing over 10 million won to broker Sung in December 2021 to request his own promotion, and both A and B have been suspended from their positions.

At the trial, Chief Superintendent A fully denied the charges, stating, "I have never received a promotion request from Mr. Sung, nor have I accepted any money or granted an unfair promotion based on such a request."

Police Inspector B also denied the charges, saying, "I gave money to Mr. Sung, but it was not for the purpose of promotion, and I did not request a favor from Chief Superintendent A."

On the other hand, broker Sung, who was detained and indicted on charges related to involvement in police personnel and investigation requests (including third-party bribery acquisition), appeared in court and admitted all charges, submitting a letter of remorse to the presiding judge.

The prosecution plans to call Mr. Sung as a witness to reveal the remaining charges against the other defendants.

Their next trial is scheduled for the afternoon of May 14 at the Gwangju District Court.

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