▲ Korean National Police Agency
While the police have even established a dedicated investigative unit to eradicate internal corruption, they have launched a coercive investigation against two active-duty senior officers.
The Major Crime Investigation Unit of the Korean National Police Agency conducted searches and seizures yesterday (October 7) targeting Superintendent A of the Seoul Songpa Police Station and Superintendent B of the Gyeonggi Suwon Paldal Police Station on suspicion of leaking official secrets.
Last year, the two officials each held superintendent-level positions at front-line police stations under the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency. At the time, Superintendent A is suspected of receiving a request from a person involved in a case, obtaining investigation-related information from Superintendent B—who was in charge of the case—and leaking it.
This is the first time that the fact of an investigation has become known to the public since the establishment of the Major Crime Investigation Unit.
While analyzing the materials secured through the search and seizure, the investigation unit plans to summon and question the relevant individuals soon.
Meanwhile, following the launch of the coercive investigation, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency each placed Superintendent A and Superintendent B on standby status.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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