SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Wednesday it will mobilize about 6,400 armed police officers to support the transport of ballot boxes for the June 3 presidential election, signaling an intent to quell the controversy over vote rigging. The agency also said it will deploy about 6,200 police officers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said it has launched a public-private joint program to support the adolescent children of soldiers and police officers who died on duty. The ministry on Wednesday held a signing ceremony for the Heroes Family Program with the Woomi Hope Foundation and Child [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Complaints about unfair operations and the interruption of internal communications within police forces are rampant among police officers in their 20s and 30s, a survey showed Sunday. The Korean National Police University’s Police Science Institute recently conducted a survey of 1,131 newly-appointed police officers. In response to a question [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Police officers struggling from depression have increased in number over the last five years, with more than 100 having committed suicide. Rep. Lee Eun-ju of the minor progressive Justice Party said the number of police officers stricken with depression rose from 777 in 2016 to 1,123 in 2020, an [...]
BUCHEON, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, a number of muscled police officers modeled for a calendar that was made to help abused children. It was well received by the public and the police are making the calendar again this year. Park Sung-yong, Assistant Inspector at Bucheon’s Ojeong Police Station, said Wednesday that he [...]