▲ Seongdong Police Station in Seoul
A police officer affiliated with the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul has been placed on leave after uploading a document containing the personal information of a 112 caller into a chat room that included the reported party.
Inspector A of the Seongdong Police Station reportedly uploaded a document concerning a 112 report on noise from a hold'em pub into an open chat room where hold'em pub owners and others gathered on August 30, before deleting it about 30 minutes later.
It was found that the document contained the date and details of the report, as well as the caller's contact information.
At the time, approximately 1,900 people, including individuals connected to the hold'em pub, were participating in the chat room.
Inspector A was reportedly in the chat room to check operating hours in advance due to frequent noise reports regarding the hold'em pub, and mistakenly confused the chat room during an internal reporting process.
The police placed Inspector A on leave yesterday (September 30) and launched an internal inspection.
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