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This video you see now is a scene where the criminal was arrested at the time of the knife riot in front of Amsa Station in Seoul in 2019.

Through this 'bodycam' recorded video attached to the body of a police officer who was dispatched to the scene, it is possible to investigate the crime and to see transparently whether the police response was appropriate.

However, in the case of the Incheon inter-floor noise weapon riot, where the CCTV was only released yesterday (the 5th), I could not check the police bodycam video.



The police explained that no video was taken on the day of the incident, and that the previously recorded video was also arbitrarily deleted by the police officer.



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'Bodycam' is attracting attention as a key clue that will reveal the suspicion of the police's poor response to the inter-floor noise and weapon riot.



However, the body cam was purchased by the police officer at his own expense.



Police are currently not officially using bodycams.



There is no registration procedure for body cam, and there are no regulations on recording recordings or storage device management.



Even if the recording does not work properly, there are no sanctions even if you delete it at will.



The body cam you see now is the same equipment worn by riot police, but some police officers are buying body cams at their own expense.



[Mr A/Bodycam manufacturer and seller: I heard that most of the police officers at the scene are wearing body cameras, and they receive a lot of gifts.]



The National Police Agency started the 'Bodycam' pilot operation in 2015.



100 units were introduced and used at Seoul Mapo, Yeongdeungpo, and Gangnam Police Stations, and a video storage management server was also established.



However, the pilot operation was suspended in August of last year due to lack of budget such as maintenance cost and lack of legal basis for full-scale introduction.



[Oh Yun-seong/Professor of Police Administration Department, Soonchunhyang University: It is something that is already being used a lot in developed countries, and the Korean police also had a need in connection with it



. When asked if bodycams would help them get their job done, 76% of officers who responded agreed that they would.



[Pyo Seon-young/Professor of Public Administration, Catholic University: It seems that there are many opinions that police officers want to introduce it for their own protection because it is much easier to prove obstruction of the execution of official duties.] Body cam



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(Video coverage: Jeong Seong-hwa, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)