A retired police officer accused of collecting tens of millions of won of money from acquaintances under the pretext of'soliciting a case' was sentenced to probation from imprisonment at the first trial.

A, who retired after serving as a police officer for 34 years, committed a crime by exploiting the fact that he was a retired police officer while working as a general office worker at a hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Mr. A said from his acquaintances B and C who met at the hospital with lies saying, "I have worked at the police station and know the police officers in charge of the case well" It is known that they received 1 million won and 28 million won respectively.


Seoul Central District Court Criminal 1 Exclusive (Director Judge Park Jin-hwan) said on the crime of Mr. A, who was accused of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes, etc. "It is an anti-social act that degrades people," he said. "It is a serious crime that seriously undermines public confidence in the fairness of police investigations and job execution." 

In addition, "the whole public corruption, which has exerted a wide range of influences, including investigations and settlement of civil complaints by sticking with the institutions where retired public officials belonged in the past, is a deeply rooted area of ​​unfairness in our society." "He emphasized.

However, taking into account that Mr. A admitted to his crime and reflected on his wrongdoing, returned all the money and goods received from the victims, and some victims indicated that he did not want punishment, he was executed for 10 months in prison. It ended up being sentenced to two years of probation.

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