Do-Gul Ahn Holds 'Policy Meeting' with Korea Petition Police Association

"Petition Police to Be Trained as Specialists in Operating and Managing Advanced Security Systems"

On the 21st, Democratic Party member Do-Gul Ahn held a policy meeting with the Korea Petition Police Association at the local committee office to discuss institutional issues. Photo by Do-Gul Ahn's office

On May 21, Democratic Party member Do-Gul Ahn (representing Gwangju Dongnam-eul and Deputy Head of the Policy Headquarters of the General Election Countermeasures Headquarters) held a policy meeting with the Korea Petition Police Association at the local committee office and received a policy proposal for institutional improvement.

Approximately 20 representatives of petition police from across the country, including Lee Jaegwan, President of the Korea Petition Police Association, and Jung Suho, President of the Gwangju Metropolitan Headquarters, attended the meeting. They shared the challenges faced in the field and proposed directions for institutional reforms.

The association explained that petition police are classified as civilians and do not receive appropriate treatment for their duties due to the absence of a promotion system, a single pay grade, and exclusion from long-service training and government awards.

President Lee Jaegwan stated, "Petition police are a quasi-police force that, under the Act on the Performance of Duties by Police Officers, are armed within security zones and perform public safety tasks such as maintaining order and preventing crime. However, despite long service, pay remains stagnant, and there is not even a promotion system. This has led to frequent turnover, making it difficult to accumulate expertise and resulting in institutional limitations."

In response, Representative Ahn emphasized, "To foster excellent professional petition police personnel, it is important to reduce frequent turnover. As technology such as AI-based intelligent CCTV and IoT advances and the security environment rapidly changes, petition police should be developed as highly skilled professionals who operate and manage advanced security systems, rather than being limited to simple security roles."

Representative Ahn added, "This could provide young people with stable, technology-based jobs. If the petition police establish their own specialized security and guard roles, they can become even more distinguished in the field of public safety."

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