National Office of Investigation (NOI) Deputy Minister Park Seong-ju will visit China's Ministry of Public Security from the 9th for three days and two nights to discuss cooperation plans for responding to crime.
The Korean National Police Agency National Office of Investigation said in a media notice that "this visit is a follow-up measure to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Korean National Police Agency and China's Ministry of Public Security on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Korea-China summit," and stated accordingly.
Police explained they are visiting to sign an annex containing concrete implementation measures for the MOU.
They added that the annex will establish a stable foundation for crime response by including cooperation measures such as designating dedicated liaison points for each agency and holding regular working-level meetings.
Park, the Deputy Minister, also plans to discuss with the Ministry of Public Security joint investigative measures such as sharing information on voice phishing crimes, tracing criminal revenue, and apprehending suspects who fled overseas.
There is also a possibility that the investigative authorities on both sides will discuss the repatriation of a former Chinese employee identified as a suspect in Coupang's large-scale personal data leak case.
Regarding this, the Korean National Police Agency said, "As for whether to cooperate on individual cases or specific investigative details, we will seek an opportunity to announce them after the cooperation is concluded."
Police have booked on suspicion a Chinese national, identified as A, who was in charge of developing the authentication system at Coupang.
Prosecutors also obtained an arrest warrant for A and requested a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO, Interpol). However, since the Korea-China extradition treaty was concluded, there have been no cases to date in which China has complied with an extradition request.