Police Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong addressed Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon of Sarangjeil Church, which is at the center of the collective infection, today (24th), "I will strictly investigate various allegations raised such as (members) filing false lists and violations of quarantine measures in accordance with laws and procedures." Revealed.

Commissioner Kim said at a press conference that was replaced in writing due to concerns about the spread of Corona 19, saying, "We have formed a dedicated investigation team with the head of the investigation department of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency as the team leader."

Commissioner Kim said, "If the quarantine authorities cannot confirm the location of the Sarangjeil Church members, and requests the police, the quick response team organized at the national police offices is promptly checking them."

According to the Central Defense Response Headquarters, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Sarangjeil Church reached 841 until noon yesterday.

Of the 9,536 police officers employed to manage the assembly at the time, a total of 7 confirmed cases have occurred so far.

Commissioner Kim said, “We will use safety fences and steel police lines in the future to minimize contact between the police and the participants.” Police officers who are highly concerned about close contact with participants of the assembly wear a'face shield' (face shield) as well as a mask. I will do it."

Regarding the number of participants in the Liberation Day rally, he said, "We have not estimated the number of people who participated in the rally after the controversy about the number of impeachment rally in 2017."

However, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency received and analyzed the data related to the Liberation Day assembly, which was submitted by Democratic Party lawmaker Park Ju-min to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When asked if there is any change in the field information police activities amid the trend of the spread of Corona 19, Commissioner Kim said, "The role of information police has become more important for preventing and responding to risks in the public good." "We should avoid direct contact for safe information activities. "We are working under the principle of indirect contact such as wireline."

"Contrary to the purpose of the revised law, Commissioner Kim was designated as solely supervised by the Ministry of Justice, contrary to the purpose of the revised law, contrary to the principles of'mutual cooperation' and'check and balance'." He criticized that, by adding a number of prosecutors' control rights not regulated by law, they expanded the prosecution's power and severed the police's right to terminate the investigation.”

He added, "I will do my best to follow up so that the purpose of reform can be reflected in the enactment until September 16, when opinions are collected according to the legislative notice."

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