Democratic control of the police is absolutely needed. But we hope the government finds feasible ways to protect the neutrality of police investigations at the same time.
Police chief Kim Chang-yong's decision to transfer 28 top police officers to other posts without getting approval from the president leads to controversy over the integrity of the law enforcement agency,
The Interior Ministry announced a plan to create a new police bureau to strengthen its oversight over the National Police Agency on Monday, the same day that Commissioner General Kim Chang-yong offered to resign over blunders committed by the agency.
The government must fix the appointment system of the police as soon as possible.
Controversy erupted after Kim Chang-yong, the police chief, abruptly announced the transfer of 28 top officers to other posts without presidential approval.
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