Seoyoungkyo: "Kim Sunho, Police Bureau Chief, Is a Ghost of Military Dictatorship... Minister Lee Sangmin Must Resign"

"Kim Sun-ho, Special Police Recruitment for Anti-Communist Operations"
Victim of Torture Ahn Byung-ha's Son "Will Become the Final Victim of the People"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Seo Young-kyo, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized Kim Soon-ho, the newly appointed first director of the Police Bureau, as a "ghost of military dictatorship," and called for a public apology from President Yoon Seok-yeol, as well as the resignation of Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min and Director Kim.

On the morning of the 10th, Seo held a press conference at the National Assembly, stating, "The true nature of the Police Bureau has been revealed," and added, "President Yoon ignored public opposition to police control and illegal controversies, and forcibly established the Police Bureau. He then appointed Police Superintendent Kim Soon-ho as the first director."

She continued, "It is said that Director Kim became a police officer through a 'special recruitment of informants,'" and explained, "After Kim joined, members of labor organizations in the Incheon area were arrested, and then he suddenly disappeared and was immediately specially recruited into the police as a 'person related to anti-communist covert operations,' according to media reports."

She further pointed out, "After Kim joined, members of labor organizations in the Incheon area were arrested, and then he suddenly disappeared and was immediately specially recruited into the police as a 'person related to anti-communist covert operations,' according to media reports."

She also said, "The person who selected Director Kim as an 'informant' was Hong Seung-sang, then head of the Namyeong-dong Anti-Communist Investigation Division of the Security Headquarters, who was responsible for the 1987 Park Jong-chul case," and explained, "When Director Kim began his informant activities as a loyal dog of the dictatorship, former Jeonnam Police Chief Ahn Byung-ha, who stood on the side of the people in contrast to Kim, was brutally tortured and died for refusing Chun Doo-hwan's order to open fire."

Seo said, "Director Kim is the very embodiment of the Yoon administration's police control. He is now a ghost of military dictatorship that must disappear," and added, "President Yoon must immediately stop both the problematic personnel appointments and the police control."

At the press conference, Ahn Ho-jae, son of former Chief Ahn, said, "The immediate victims of the establishment of the Police Bureau will be the police. However, the ultimate victims will be the people," and added, "I will not stop my nationwide solo protests until the Yoon administration withdraws the Police Bureau."