[2026 Audit] Minister Yoon Ho-jung: "Restoring Damaged Trust in Police... Eradicating Internal Corruption"

"To Become an Investigative Agency Trusted by the People"
Zero Crowd Accidents This Year... Pursuing Enactment of the Social Disaster Response Act

Yoon Ho-jung, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, stated on the 6th, "We are vigorously driving police reform, including the eradication of internal corruption and the overhaul of the investigative system, in order to restore public trust in the police that has been damaged by incomplete and concealed investigations."

Minister Yoon made these remarks in his opening statement during the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee audit of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety held on this day.

Yoon Hojung, Minister of the Interior and Safety, is taking an oath as a witness at the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee hearing on the 6th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Regarding the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, which was launched on October 2, Minister Yoon stressed, "We will respond strictly to major crimes that threaten democracy and a fair free market order and will also fulfill our duty to protect the human rights of society's vulnerable." He added, "By dealing firmly with the crimes of the most powerful members of our society, while also defending the rights of those with the least power, we will become an investigative agency that looks only to the people and earns their trust."

He also addressed policies for public safety. "This year, we achieved zero crowd accidents at festivals and events attended by large numbers of people," he said. "To ensure a systematic response to social disasters that threaten people's daily lives, we will pursue the enactment of the Social Disaster Response Act."

Minister Yoon also presented plans to expand local governments’ own financial resources and strengthen support for non-capital regions. "We will apply the regional preference index, which considers disparities between regions, broadly across all policies to provide stronger and more decisive support for non-capital areas," he stated. "Through local tax reform, part of the existing tax base will be converted into a Local Residential Welfare Tax to support the expansion of public housing supply by local governments," he added.

He also suggested expanding direct resident participation to realize locally led and trusted self-governance. Based on the Social Solidarity Economy Framework Act, the ministry aims to support local governments, social solidarity economy organizations, and residents in working together to solve regional issues.

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