[Exclusive] Police, 'urgent order' before the release of the transcript... "Expand 'Humint'"

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Two days after the Itaewon disaster, we delivered an internal document created by the police after collecting information on civic group movements and public opinion trends.

However, even after that, it was confirmed that the police were trying to strengthen information collection activities against the National Assembly and the media on the theory of police responsibility.

Let's take a look at whether the collection of police information fits the original purpose of being done only for the people.

First, reporter Jang Min-seong will deliver the contents of the internal police meeting obtained exclusively.

<Reporter Jang Min-seong> A

transcript of the police 112 report, from which urgent requests were made four hours before the Itaewon disaster.

However, 11 minutes before the release of this transcript, the department head's instructions are announced in a group chat room of a department of the National Police Agency's Information Bureau.

The transcript of the report will be released at 5:00 p.m., and the message is to report the reaction of the media and key officials via Telegram.

This is because the arrows of blame can be pointed at the police.

It was ordered to collect information on the theory of police responsibility, but three days later, on the 4th, Police Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun and the Intelligence Directorate gathered for a meeting, and more detailed instructions were delivered.

[Superintendent A (November 7th Internal meeting of the National Police Agency Information Bureau): This is the first thing the Commissioner is worried about.

Do you have a congressional collaborator?

And if you look at the media response of this spokesperson's office, it's not playing a role at all than I thought.]

After pointing out that police intelligence officers are currently less competent than when they were in charge of the National Assembly or media in the past, he emphasizes that 'Humint', or human network, is important for the intelligence agency to play a greater role.

[Superintendent A (November 7th, internal meeting of the National Police Agency Information Bureau): It takes some effort to expand 'Humint'.

What the Commissioner said was whether the information really played its role from the point of view of regional safety information activities.]

At the same time, I ask for active contact with major media outlets, especially executives.

[A Superintendent (November 7th, internal meeting of the National Police Agency Information Bureau): I'm going to have ○○○ today and □□□ lunch tomorrow.

Just for example, if you listen to a reporter you know, the credibility of this information is very low.]

There is also a mention that 'reports from time to time' are being made by intelligence officers.

[Superintendent A (November 7, internal meeting of the National Police Agency Information Bureau): I am very grateful for the occasional report, and I would appreciate it if you would consider some kind of reliability or the value of intelligence, etc.

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[Superintendent A (November 7th Internal meeting of the National Police Agency Information Bureau): If you evaluate work based on seniority, everything becomes seniority.

Most of the work evaluation has all the items, right?]

(Video coverage: Jo Choon-dong · Choi Jun-sik, video editing: Won-hee Won, CG:

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Along with this, the police also issued an order to find out the current status of the operation of the National Assembly's cooperation officers, which government ministries and public institutions have to cooperate with the National Assembly.

In addition, it seems that there will be controversy over inspections by ordering to collect internal and external evaluations of cooperating officers.

This is reporter Kang Min-woo's exclusive report.

<Reporter Kang Min-woo> This

is an internal document from the National Police Agency's Information Bureau on the 8th, titled Understanding the Operation of the National Assembly Cooperation Building.

It contains information that each government department and public institution is required to figure out the number of operating personnel, affiliated departments, and activity budgets of the cooperative offices facing the National Assembly and submit them by the 18th, 10 days later.

There is also an item to collect 'internal and external evaluation' of each institution's partners, as well as figuring out whether they are in charge of only the relevant standing committee, whether they are in charge of collecting information throughout the National Assembly, and how they work.

In addition to the position within the organization, such as whether the cooperating officer is an important position within each institution and whether he or she moves to a preferred position after serving as a cooperating officer, it is necessary to identify and report the evaluation of the work ability and friendship among the National Assembly cooperative officers and the evaluation among the National Assembly aides. .

This order came one day after the head of the National Police Agency's intelligence department emphasized intelligence activities related to the National Assembly.

[A Superintendent (November 7, internal meeting of the National Police Agency Information Bureau): It is not that we should not meet the media and the National Assembly just because we are not in charge.]

As if concerned about being seen as a temple, there is also a request to 'please understand so that there is no controversy'.

As a result of the SBS coverage, it was confirmed that after this order, police officers from the National Police Agency actually contacted the collaborators dispatched from government agencies.

An agency's National Assembly cooperation officer said, "On the 11th, a police intelligence officer contacted me to have a meal together and met him."

(Video coverage: Kim Heung-ki · Cho Chang-hyun, video editing: Lee Seung-hee, CG: Lee Jun-ho)

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Reporter Jang Min-seong of the Political Department who covered this is listed.

[Reporter Jang Min-seong: First of all, a public interest report came to my e-mail.

The informant, however, did not reveal his identity.

The whistleblower reported only to the SBS reporters, so I hope you will take your time and slowly check this matter.

That's what I said, and I was able to secure related data sequentially while exchanging emails several times.

We were able to confirm this factual relationship with the police, the National Assembly, and the information department's collaborators.]

[Reporter Jang Min-seong: Superintendent A of the Intelligence Bureau, who delivered the instructions of the National Police Agency Commissioner and presided over an internal meeting, said in a word, "It may be controversial, but it is not an illegal activity."

He said:

The order to find out the state of operation of the National Assembly Cooperation Center by public institutions was "to identify whether there is a part to be benchmarked in the operation of the National Assembly Cooperation Center by other ministries, so that the police's National Assembly Cooperation Center system can be operated a little better."

I said this.

The evaluation of an individual cooperating officer can be called the 'inspection problem'.

Regarding this point, "It was not the intention of the inspection at all", "It was to figure out the evaluation of the team, not the individual partner, and it was an information collection activity within the legal scope."

I explained it like this.]

[Reporter Jang Min-seong: If you look at the Police Officer's Duty Execution Act, the purpose of police information collection is stipulated to 'protect the freedom and rights of the people'.

The scope of intelligence activities was also limited to 'prevention and response to risks to public safety'.

Early this month, when the intelligence agency held a series of internal meetings and collected information, it was a time when the theory of police responsibility for the disaster was on fire.

'The arrow of blame can be directed at the police', citing this reason, it is bound to be controversial whether the order to collect evaluation information on individuals is for the public and public safety, or to protect organizations in crisis. No.

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(Video editing: Park Jeong-sam)

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