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The remarks of the Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min are on the rise every day.
Some have compared the existing police leadership to a ‘political group’ or a meeting of police chiefs to a coup.
Reporter Yoon Su-han looked at his past remarks that caused a wave to see if the current conflict situation is further aggravating the situation.
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Minister Lee Sang-min drew a line on concerns regarding ‘police control’, saying that the Ministry of Public Administration and Security does not direct investigations or security whenever the police department controversy arises.
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“You’ll find that it has nothing to do with meddling in the investigation or commanding or meddling in policing.”
However, Minister Lee often spoke differently at various press conferences and interviews, causing controversy.
Of course, the need to lead the public security work,
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“Personally, it is of course my view that the Minister of Public Administration and Security can carry out public security affairs, and that he can command and supervise public security affairs…”
He even mentioned the need to direct the investigation of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, which has no legal regulations.
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” Yes, it is.”
Even three days later, in an interview, he insisted more intensely, saying, “I have no intention of conducting an investigation normally, but in serious cases, of course.”
In another interview earlier, Minister Lee said, “There are quite a few things that have not been investigated among the things that should be investigated under the previous administration.”
Although he was criticized for making extra-legal remarks every time, Minister Lee said yesterday with a similar purpose.
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“I think I can say something like that, as a related minister, promptly investigate a case that is expected to cause great damage.”
In particular, it is pointed out that the remarks that compared the meeting of the police chiefs gathered at the scene to an ‘armed coup’ decisively aggravated the situation.
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“The Minister of Public Administration and Security is responsible for mediating conflicts and enforcing policies, but rather than reducing conflicts, he is playing the role of increasing conflicts…”
Minister Lee went one step further by mentioning the theory of police force reform, which he pointed out as the cause of the collective action today.
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“There seems to be some injustice in our society that those who graduated from the police academy start with a police officer.”
Amid the unrefined remarks of the Minister of Public Administration and Security, concerns are growing regarding the possibility of misuse of police authority and the spread of conflicts within and outside the police.
This is Yoon Su-han from MBC News.
Video coverage: Kim Kyung-bae / Video editing: Kim Jong-un
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