Ex-Aide to Rep. Kim Byung-ki Files Petition Calling for Inspection of Current and Former National Office of Investigation Chiefs

A former aide who has exposed various allegations surrounding independent Representative Kim Byung-ki has submitted a petition to the National Police Commission calling for an overall review of how cases related to Rep. Kim have been handled.

The former aide, identified as A, submitted a petition to the National Police Commission this morning (August 28), demanding an inspection into the handling of Rep. Kim-related cases by former National Office of Investigation Chief Park Sung-joo and current National Office of Investigation Chief Hong Seok-gi, as well as verification of whether the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Investigation Deliberation Committee's resolution is actually being implemented.

In the petition, A stated, "Given the repeatedly confirmed delays in handling cases related to Rep. Kim, there is a need for an inspection into whether there are issues within the command and supervision system, addressed to the National Police Commission, which holds the power to deliberate and vote on the performance of duties by the National Office of Investigation Chief."

A also added that the committee needs to check at the committee level whether the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Investigation Deliberation Committee's guideline decided on the 25th to "rapidly process within one month" is actually being implemented.

Regarding the grounds for the petition, A stated, "Given the precedent where even the expressions 'soon' and 'final stages' previously stated by police leadership were not kept for over four months, we cannot rule out the possibility that this specific deadline of 'one month' might not be kept either." A added, "For the deliberation committee's recommendations to have effectiveness, an upper-level supervisory device is needed to monitor and guarantee their implementation, and we determined that the National Police Commission is an institution capable of playing that role."

A further argued, "Inspections of the current and former National Office of Investigation chiefs are necessary," adding, "It must be verified at the National Police Commission level what instructions the two chiefs actually gave regarding the handling of this case during their tenures and whether political considerations intervened in those instructions."

Finally, A requested, "Based on its deliberation and voting rights under the Act on the Organization and Operation of National Police and Autonomous Police, the National Police Commission should receive reports from the National Police Commissioner General and the National Office of Investigation Chief regarding the overall progress of handling Rep. Kim-related cases and the reasons for their delay, and deliberate on them," adding, "We hope the National Police Commission will take this petition with utmost seriousness."

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