Police Transfer Presidential Office Security Officer for 'Drunk Driving'

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police have sent a police officer belonging to the Presidential Office Security Unit to prosecution on charges of drunk driving.

On the 19th, the Mapo Police Station in Seoul announced that it had sent Officer A, a member of the 202 Security Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, to prosecution on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving) at the end of last month.

According to the police, Officer A is suspected of drunk driving around Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, in mid-September. At that time, his blood alcohol concentration was reported to be at the 'license cancellation' level.

Officer A is known to have admitted to the charges during the police investigation.