Police Chief: "Deputy Commissioner Jo Byeong-no's Transfer Is a Clear Demotion, Not a Lateral Move"

Police Commissioner Jo Ji-ho stated on the 19th that the transfer of Police Superintendent Jo Byung-no from the Suwon Southern Police Station to the Jeonnam Police Agency was “not a demotion in name only, but clearly a demotion.”

Commissioner Jo Ji-ho of the National Police Agency.
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At a regular press briefing that day, Commissioner Jo said, “It is inappropriate to make (investigation-related) phone calls while serving as the Head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Community Safety Division,” adding, “This is a prohibited act within the organization.”

Commissioner Jo explained, “There were various inappropriate behaviors, and I thought responsibility must be held,” and added, “The police chief with personnel authority judged that the position was inappropriate, and that the information and investigation posts were also not suitable.”

Commissioner Jo said, “The only place where (Superintendent Jo) could be moved was the Community Safety Division Chief, and it was a place not in his hometown.”

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