National Police Agency Issues Special Discipline Alert, Bans Events and Dinners Amid Misconduct Cases

Following a series of inappropriate handling of duties by police officers, including the false closure of a missing person case in Jeju, the Korean National Police Agency has issued a special discipline alert.

Starting today (August 28) through September 6 for a ten-day period, the National Police Agency is issuing the special alert targeting police officers nationwide and stepping up discipline inspections.

This measure comes in the wake of successive incidents of improper duty performance, recently highlighted in Jeju where a police officer falsely closed a missing person case without verifying the individual's safety after receiving a missing person report.

During the special alert period, drinking is discouraged and group dinners are strictly banned.

Events are also to be refrained from or postponed as much as possible.

The National Police Agency and provincial police agencies will hold countermeasure meetings hosted by agency heads at least once, while frontline police stations and mobile units will hold them daily.

The agency plans to raise internal vigilance by conducting compliance violation prevention education for affiliated staff and repeatedly sending alert text messages.

If a duty violation is uncovered, strict disciplinary measures will be taken not only against the individual involved but also against their supervisor.

The Human Rights Inspector General of the National Police Agency stated in a letter today, "Criticism against the police continues day after day due to police officers leaking investigative information and handling duties improperly," adding, "We are issuing a special alert to firmly establish strict official discipline."

The letter continued, "An official's handling of duties can lead to issues fundamentally different from simple mistakes depending on the outcome," and urged, "To regain trust commensurate with our authority, let us all work together with the mindset that each individual police officer represents the organization."

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