Launch of the 'Police Investigation Deliberation Committee,' an External Control Device for Police Investigations

The first meeting of the Police Investigation Review Committee was held at the Police Agency building on the 13th.
[Photo by Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The "Police Investigation Deliberation Committee" (Investigation Deliberation Committee), an external control device for police investigations, was officially launched on the 13th.

The National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters (NIH) appointed the committee members and held the first meeting at the police headquarters that morning. The Investigation Deliberation Committee was formed by integrating the existing "Police Investigation Policy Committee," which was established to reflect public opinion on investigation policies in line with the adjustment of investigative authority and the launch of the NIH, and the "Investigation Deliberation Application Review Committee," which handled objection cases. It will be installed not only at the NIH but also at 18 metropolitan and provincial police agencies nationwide.

The first Investigation Deliberation Committee consists of 19 members, including Seo Bo-hak, professor at Kyung Hee University Law School, as chairman, 16 external experts from academia, the legal community, and the media, and 3 internal police members including Lee Hyung-se, the NIH's Investigation Planning Coordinator. The committee will deliberate on ▲ advice and recommendations on major investigation policies ▲ review and provide opinions on deliberation application cases or internal objection cases ▲ appropriateness of inspection results on closed cases such as non-prosecution decisions ▲ and other matters referred by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, the head of the National Investigation Headquarters, or the chairman.

A NIH official stated, "We plan to listen carefully to the opinions of external experts and faithfully reflect them regarding the desirable role and direction of the police in response to changes in the criminal justice system, as well as the direction of investigation policies that the public can sympathize with."