The Korean National Police Agency will officially launch its "Task Force for Reform to Enhance Trust in Police Investigations," proposed in the wake of the Jang Yun-gi case, and hold its first meeting on the 27th.
The National Police Agency said on the 24th that it has formed an investigation reform task force involving external experts to develop improvement measures across the police investigation system and will begin full-scale activities.
Kim Nam-jun, a lawyer at Simin Law Firm, will chair the task force. Kim previously served as head of the judicial committee at Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) and as a member and chairman of the Justice Ministry's Justice and Prosecution Reform Committee.
External members include experts from academia and the legal community, such as Yoon Dong-ho, a law professor at Kookmin University; Jang Yun-jung, a lawyer at Jipyong LLC; Jung Young-hoon, a lawyer at Jeongse Law Firm; and Jo Sun-yeol, president of the Seoul Bar Association (Munmu Law Firm).
The task force will hold its first meeting at 10 a.m. on the 27th in a conference room at the National Office of Investigation of the National Police Agency, where it plans to discuss operational directions and key tasks.
The National Police Agency earlier announced the formation of the investigation reform task force on the 9th as a follow-up measure to the Jang Yun-gi case. The National Police Agency said, "We will explain the content and results discussed in the task force to the public as much as possible and pursue institutional improvements to restore trust in investigations."
