The police have decided to reduce penalties for self-reporting individuals and expand reward money for whistleblowers to eradicate internal corruption within the organization.
The National Police Agency announced on the 10th, “We will push forward with improvements to related systems to strengthen the organization’s self-purification functions and activate reports of internal corruption.”
The police decided to pursue reduced penalties for self-reporting individuals, as external detection or voluntary reporting by the involved parties has limitations due to the nature of internal corruption. To this end, the National Police Committee deliberated and resolved on this day a plan to revise the Detailed Enforcement Rules of the Police Officer Discipline Ordinance.
The police also announced plans to activate a non-face-to-face proxy reporting system through lawyers to protect the anonymity of internal corruption whistleblowers. The National Police Agency stated that it will support legal consultations and proxy reporting costs, and lawyers will assist throughout the reporting process, including submitting documents and providing statements.
The police also plan to expand reward money for reporting internal corruption such as leaks of secrets and investigative leaks. They aim to increase the current annual reward budget of 27 million Korean won to 100 million Korean won. The police stated, “Under the current budget, it is difficult to provide sufficient rewards for reports,” and...
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