SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An envisioned police bureau under the interior ministry will be set up as early as next month, Minister Lee Sang-min said Monday, as the ministry aims to increase its control of the law enforcement agency as part of reform measures. A police reform advisory committee under the ministry earlier [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The interior ministry on Tuesday unveiled a plan to set up a new bureau to exercise direct control of police despite protest and concern the move could put the law enforcement agency under political influence. The plan to create what is often dubbed a “police bureau” came as police [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Police plan to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice recognition systems when investigating cases of sexual violence. The National Police Agency said Monday it will introduce an AI-based voice recognition system at 38 police stations in second-tier regions, Women and Youth Divisions at city and municipal-level police [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Friday they will guarantee rallies and demonstrations in front of former President Moon Jae-in’s residence in the southeastern city of Yangsan but illegal activities will be dealt with sternly. The National Police Agency said in a statement that strict actions will be taken in accordance with the [...]
GWANGJU, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Police transferred a top official of HDC Hyundai Development Co. to the prosecution Friday, wrapping up an investigation into the fatal collapse of an apartment building under construction in the southwestern city of Gwangju in January. Outer wall structures of the 39-story building in the city, 330 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The ongoing police ban on assemblies and demonstrations within a 100-meter radius of the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, will be maintained until the court makes its final judgment on the matter, the city’s police chief said Monday. Kim Chang-yong, commissioner-general of the Korean National Police Agency, told [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Police said Wednesday they have wrapped up an investigation into a crypto investor accused of trespassing at the apartment of Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, and sent the case to the prosecution suggesting he be indicted. The suspect, whose identity has been withheld, allegedly entered the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first forensic entomology lab opened Tuesday to better harness insect science in criminal investigations, police said. The Korea Forensic Entomology Lab began operations at the Korean Police Investigation Academy in Asan, about 87 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the police. Forensic entomology is the study of [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have decided to continue to ban demonstrations within the 100-meter radius of the new presidential office in Seoul’s central district of Yongsan, sources said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police has recently instructed the Yongsan Police Station and nearby police forces to give a notification of prohibition to those [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Police are pushing for the introduction of an online search of criminal suspects’ mobile phones and other digital devices, officials said Friday. The National Office of Investigation at the Korean National Police Agency has recently announced a public bid for research services to review the legality of online search [...]