In connection with a case in which a suspect under police investigation overdosed on medication in their possession and was taken to a hospital, the North Jeolla Provincial Police Agency said on the 24th that it issued warnings to two people, including Inspector A, the lead investigator.
Disciplinary action for police officials is divided into severe discipline (dismissal, removal, demotion, suspension) and minor discipline (pay cut, reprimand), and a warning is an administrative measure that does not constitute formal discipline.
On the 28th, A, who appeared at the Buan Police Station to be questioned on fraud charges, was placed in the Jeongeup Police Station detention center but was transported to a hospital early the next morning after complaining of abdominal pain.
At the time, after asking in the interrogation room for "some water," A is understood to have taken more than 20 pills, including heart attack medication in A's possession, in two rounds while an officer stepped out to get the water.
The North Jeolla Provincial Police Agency conducted an internal affairs probe to determine whether there were violations of regulations, such as negligence in supervision by the investigators involved.
A police official said, "One investigator went out to the hallway to get water, and the other had left the seat to look into A's electronic records," and added, "We concluded there was no sign A was left unattended and issued warnings."