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I told you about the conflict over the establishment of a police department in the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min strongly criticized the backlash from the police and heard that guaranteeing the independence of the police is not a global trend.

The SBS fact check fact was checked by the team.



Correspondent Lee Kyung-won.



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[Lee Sang-min/Minister of Public Administration and Security (Yesterday morning): There is no other country in the world where the police are independent, such as Germany and France are also controlled by the Ministry of the Interior.]



This is to emphasize that the recent government policy does not go against the 'trend of advanced countries'. is read.



First, let's take a look at Germany and France mentioned by Minister Lee Sang-min.



In our terms, it is directly controlled by the Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the Ministry of the Interior.



The level of control is also high.



In Germany, a state-level federal state, there is also an analysis that the police are "submissive to the command and supervision of the state interior minister".



The same European, Italian, Spanish and Finnish police were also controlled by the Ministry of the Interior.



Given the nature of the police organization that can use force, it is also true that there is a consensus that it should be controlled by electoral power.



This does not mean, however, that many developed countries completely ignore police independence and neutrality.



The British police are a three-way system in which powers and responsibilities are shared by the Minister of the Interior, the Police Commission, and the Chief of Police.



The central government monopolizes the police force too much, no, the central control is right. After decades of controversy, England and Wales began electing local police chiefs 10 years ago.



The United States varies so much from region to region that it is difficult to make a simple comparison, but in many cases, state governments delegate police power to local governments.



In the case of the Los Angeles Police Department, the body that oversees, manages and controls the organization is a five-member Police Commission, including civilians.



It is true that police are controlled by electoral power, but at the same time, there are various forms of police organizations operating within them according to history and culture.



(Video editing: Won Yang, CG: Jeon Hae-ri)