Despite special warnings issued by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency and the Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency due to repeated misconduct, another incident occurred in which an active-duty police officer assaulted a citizen while intoxicated.
The Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 18th that Sergeant A from the Gangseo Police Station's administrative division has been booked and is under investigation for assault charges.
According to the police, Sergeant A is accused of getting into an altercation and assaulting a citizen sitting at a neighboring table while intoxicated at a bar in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, around 3 a.m. the previous day.
This incident occurred just ten days after Commissioner General Yoon Hee-geun convened all 18 provincial police chiefs and frontline police station chiefs nationwide via video conference on the 7th to issue a "Special Warning to Eradicate Duty Violations." The main points of the special warning included enhanced punishment for those committing duty violations and strict measures against managers with inadequate oversight.
Following continued misconduct despite Commissioner Yoon's special warning, Commissioner Jo Ji-ho of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency declared on the 11th that if such violations recur, those in managerial positions, including police station chiefs, will be held accountable with disciplinary actions.
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