Close Associates Arranged Drinking Sessions, He Just Showed Up... Also Suspected of Power Abuse

The high-intensity inspection is expected to expand to the close associates of the senior police officer, investigating who organized the questionable drinking sessions and who mobilized the junior female police officers. It has been confirmed that allegations of workplace bullying and insubordination, alongside sexual misconduct, are also under inspection.

This was reported exclusively by reporter Bae Seong-jae.



The National Police Agency's inspection team has found that Superintendent A did not directly arrange the drinking sessions where the sexual harassment took place.

Instead, two male and female police officers close to Superintendent A reportedly organized the gatherings, and whenever they called upon junior female police officers, Superintendent A would make unannounced appearances and commit acts of sexual harassment.

The inspection team has reportedly placed these two officers under inspection alongside Superintendent A.

A local police official stated, "Senior police officers acted almost like pimps."

The inspection team is also verifying allegations of workplace bullying, including claims that other staff members paid for Superintendent A's drinks, that Superintendent A demanded junior employees drive him to and from work, and that he ordered them to clean the fish tank in his office.

According to SBS coverage, when Superintendent A was transferred to another police station in the South Gyeongsang Province region during the regular personnel reshuffle in May, he even committed an act of insubordination by directly visiting the head of the South Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency to protest.

When Senior Superintendent B, a high school junior who was present at the scene, tried to stop him, Superintendent A reportedly hurled abusive language at his superior, telling him, "Stay out of this, junior."

In a phone call with SBS, Superintendent A stated regarding the allegations of workplace bullying and insubordination, "I will state my position after the inspection results come out," while adding, "I never coercively called female police officers to drinking gatherings or committed sexual harassment."

In response to a question asking if he was aware of the nickname "King of Geoje," he said, "I am merely a division head, and such a nickname is absurd."

(Video Editing: Park Na-young, Design: Park Tae-young)
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