Civic Group and Military Human Rights Center Director File Police Complaint... "Allegations of Defamation Against Police Leadership"

Lim Taehoon Claims "Acting Seoul Police Chief Involved in Martial Law"

A civic group has filed a complaint with the police against Lim Tae-hoon, head of the Military Human Rights Center, who claimed that Park Hyun-soo, acting chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was a key figure in the December 3 martial law incident.

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The Committee for the Protection of the Common People’s Livelihood (Seominwi) announced on the 19th that it had filed a complaint against Lim with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for the crimes of disclosure of criminal facts and defamation.

In the complaint, it stated, "Lim claimed at a press conference on the 12th that after comparing and analyzing the radio communication records of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s command network, he confirmed circumstances indicating that key figures of the Seoul Police, including Acting Chief Park, were deeply involved in the emergency martial law incident," adding, "This was a biased view of the military and police responsible for security and public order from a subjective perspective without actual experience."

It further explained, "Filing complaints against 59 police commanders, including the police leadership who have been carrying out orders to maintain public safety and proper protest security, is an attempt to destabilize the organization by wielding silent power," and "Only a swift and thorough investigation that reveals the facts of the crime and punishes offenders severely without leniency in accordance with the principle of zero tolerance aligns with public sentiment."

At a press conference on the 12th, Lim claimed that after analyzing President Yoon Seok-yeol’s indictment and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s command network radio communication records, Acting Chief Park played a role in receiving reports on the National Assembly control situation from police officials and organizing action guidelines on the day the emergency martial law was declared.

On the 14th, Lim submitted a complaint to the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency against Park and 59 others on charges of engaging in important duties related to rebellion and abuse of authority. The targets include 19 police commanders and station chiefs, 8 commanders from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Mobile Headquarters, and 32 mobile unit commanders deployed to block the National Assembly.

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