Gyeongnam police chief appointed acting commissioner of Korean National Police Agency
The chief of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency was appointed deputy commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), police said Tuesday, effectively making him acting head of the national police force amid a prolonged vacancy in the top post. Kim Jong-chul was named to replace Yoo Jae-seong, who has served as acting KNPA commissioner for more than 20 months. The KNPA said…
The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency chief, Kim Jong-chul, has been appointed as the acting commissioner of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), filling the vacancy left by Yoo Jae-seong, who has been in the position for over 20 months. The KNPA implemented a regional avoidance principle in this reshuffle, opting not to assign senior officers to their hometowns or regions with close ties, in an effort to enhance impartiality and prevent corruption.
As part of the reshuffle, 78 percent of the total senior police agency chiefs at the city and province level were replaced, with Ko Beom-seok becoming the new chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Yu Seung-ryeol promoted to head the Incheon Metropolitan Police chief. The KNPA plans to implement further changes in the agency's leadership structure.
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