It has been confirmed that even before the recent police overturning of the police chief's personnel, the 'final plan' was overturned the day before the announcement of the promotion last month.
In the past, the Blue House Senior Civil Affairs Office and the police discussed the appointment of high-ranking police officers, but there is also an analysis that there was a disagreement as the Minister of the Interior and Safety actively exercised his personnel rights in accordance with the law and the chief of the National Police Agency appointed in the previous government did not have a voice.
The police have become a system that is difficult to even know whether the contents are correct or incorrect even if they receive a list that changes from time to time as the personnel procedure proceeds differently than before.
According to the media coverage of today (24th), it was found that Commissioner Kim Chang-ryong received a list of promoted persons from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security on the day before the announcement of the promotion for public security on the 24th of last month.
It is said that the list included five promoted persons.
However, on the day of the announcement the next day, it was reported that one of the promoted persons was different from the plan shared with Commissioner Kim the day before.
It changed overnight, but Commissioner Kim said that he only received the changed 'final draft' before the announcement.
As in the case of promotion and appointment of public security officer, it is not that several people changed at once after the announcement, but there was an urgent change in the contents in the process of being transferred from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security to the police just before the announcement.
In addition, it was found that the promotion of the public security officer last month and the appointment this month were carried out in such a way that, like the promotion and appointment of the chief security officer this time, the National Police Agency first announced it without the presidential sanction, and then received the presidential approval afterwards.
From the point of view of the police with regional movement, as the personnel plan came down late in the afternoon at 9 am the next day at the time of this public security appointment, it may have been understood that the Ministry of Public Administration and Security's command to "proceed (as per procedure)" means to immediately announce as 'customary'. There are also interpretations that exist.
Meanwhile, it is known that there will be nominations for the next police chief nomination as early as today or over the weekend.
Commissioner Kim, whose tenure remains until the 23rd of next month, said yesterday, "I will not neglect the role and duties of the Commissioner," regarding the recently raised resignation theory.