Lee Im-jae, former boss, accused of raising damage through improper actions
Lee Im-jae “Request to move… Response delayed due to late report”
Special issue “There is no evidence of asking for a riot squad… Identifying a possible disaster”
He accused Park Seong-min, the former head of the intelligence department, of ordering the deletion of the report
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Four police officers who were involved in the Itaewon tragedy, including former Yongsan Police Chief Lee Im-jae, are at a crossroads today (5th).
The National Police Agency’s Special Investigation Headquarters interim report card is out, and is expected to be a turning point in future investigations.
This is reporter Woo Chul-hee.
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Four police officers targeted by the Special Investigation Headquarters to secure new recruits will be questioned as suspects before their arrest at the Seoul West District Court this afternoon (5th).
First, Lee Im-jae, former chief of Yongsan Police Station and former head of the 112 Situation Department at Yongsan Police Station, is accused of neglecting preparations such as deploying manpower despite reports of large crowds expected before Halloween, and an increasing number of human injuries. by taking inappropriate orders and measures on site after the disaster.
In particular, former Chief Lee asked the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for riot police before the disaster, but was refused, and the response was delayed due to the late report.
[이임재 / 전 용산경찰서장 (지난달 16일, 국회 행정안전위) : 참사 과정에서 단 한 건의 보고도 받지를 못했습니다. 인파관리에 가장 효율적인 기동대를 지원 요청해라 그런 지시를 했고….]
The temporary conclusion made by the special edition is that there is no evidence that the riot squad was asked for, and that the circumstances of the disaster are fully known.
Park Seong-min, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s intelligence department and former head of the intelligence department Yongsan-seo, for whom arrest warrants have been sought together, are accused of instructing subordinates to delete intelligence reports concerning with Halloween.
In the warrant review, it is expected that there will be a battle between these police officers, who have always denied the charges, and the prosecution, who say that an arrest investigation is necessary because the charges have been explained and there is a risk of destroying evidence like matching words.
The court is expected to decide whether to arrest him late at night after reviewing the interrogation and investigation records.
Along with this, the special issue focuses on selecting those who need to secure additional recruits instead of conducting a witness investigation on leave, and plans to apply for an arrest warrant today at the earliest.
District office and firefighting officials, including Park Hee-young, head of Yongsan-gu, who is responsible for local government security management, and Choi Seong-beom, head of Yongsan Fire Station, who is responsible for rescue activities, will are mentioned as targets.
In addition, we are considering whether to resume Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Kim Kwang-ho, who was called and investigated as a suspect on the 2nd.
In addition, it was announced that from this week, starting with the investigation into references to officials of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, the so-called ‘top line’ investigation will also start from seriously
If he succeeds in securing new recruits, such as the former Chief Lee, the investigation of the special issue in the future can also gain momentum.
However, if it fails, it is inevitable that the investigation will be criticized for being poor, as well as the loss of investigative power and disadvantages in the investigation such as ‘top line’.
This is YTN Woo Chul-hee.
YTN Cheolhee Woo (woo72@ytn.co.kr)
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