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Kim Soon-ho, the police chief of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, was promoted again after six months, who was suspected of being hired by the police in return for tipping off a colleague who was involved in the labor movement.
Kim Kwang-ho, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who is under police investigation after the Itaewon disaster, is expected to remain in office for now.
Reporter Park Won-kyung covered this.
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The police department of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security was newly established in August to carry out police-related tasks, such as recommending appointments of senior police officers or higher amid opposition from front-line police.
Kim Soon-ho, the first police commissioner, received so-called "suspicion of espionage" that he was specially hired by the police in return for tipping off a colleague of the Incheon Bucheon Democratic Workers' Association in the past.
[Kim Soon-ho/Director of the Police Department of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security (last August): Because of these things (converted) because of inflammation of the Juche ideology and fear of the Juche ideology.
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This is a super-fast promotion in six months since he became a police officer in June of this year.
[Kim Soon-ho: The police department is a good organization with 100% purity, which is absolutely necessary, and it has fulfilled its duties.
] He said that he knew that there was nothing left and that the efforts made during the establishment of the police department were taken into account.
However, criticism erupted from civil society, which urged the truth about the spying allegations.
[Lee Hyeong-sook/Deputy Chairman of the Special Committee on Fact-Finding of the Memorial Solidarity: At least, I think that the fact that a person who has been involved in state violence and has continued to maintain the cartel continues to be promoted is running counter to democracy.]
Kim Kwang-ho, who was booked as a suspect in connection with the Itaewon disaster It seems that the chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will remain in office for now.
A high-ranking official in the presidential office said that the investigation into the Itaewon disaster had not yet been completed, and that it was taken into consideration that Commissioner Kim was expected to attend the state affairs investigation.
The purpose is to determine whether or not to take Commissioner Kim's personnel action after seeing the results of the police investigation and the state affairs investigation.
(Video coverage: Park Young-il, video editing: Lee So-young)