Police Launch Internal Investigation into Alleged Assault of People Power Party Staff by Senior Officer
Situation Reconstructed Using Video Footage and Testimonies
The police have launched an internal investigation into allegations that a senior official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency assaulted a staff member of the People Power Party.
On June 17, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency reportedly reconstructed the situation by collecting video footage taken during the People Power Party lawmakers' visit to the agency the previous day, as well as eyewitness statements.
The controversy over the alleged assault on a lawmaker’s aide arose as People Power Party lawmakers staged a protest visit to the Seoul agency the previous day. The lawmakers took issue with a statement made by Jeong Bo Park, Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, who warned regarding the blockade protest at the Olympic Park ballot counting center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, saying, "If you are considered an accomplice by supporting illegal acts, you could lose everything."
At that time, when police officers blocked the entrance to the Commissioner's office, Assemblyman Dongwook Shin and others protested, saying, "At the very least, come out and greet us. What on earth are you doing right now?" An aide to Assemblyman Shin filmed the scene. In response, Gwanhyeong Lee, Head of Security at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, stated that it was "illegal evidence collection and a violation of portrait rights," pulled the aide by the arm, and physical contact occurred around the neck area.
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The People Power Party is intensifying its response. At the party’s general meeting, Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik said, "The Head of Security twisted our party aide’s arm and grabbed them by the neck in an act of violence," demanding, "President Jaemyung Lee must immediately dismiss the Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Head of Security."
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