The Korean National Police Agency announced promotions to senior superintendent general, known as the "police star." It is the first under the Lee Jae-myung administration.
The Korean National Police Agency said on the 3rd that it has named 28 senior superintendents as candidates for promotion to senior superintendent general. In the police, senior superintendent general is the fourth-highest rank after commissioner general, senior deputy commissioner general, and deputy commissioner general.
The list of candidates for promotion to senior superintendent general includes senior superintendents who were seconded to the "three special counsel probes" launched after the Lee Jae-myung administration took office. They include Choi Jun-young, head of the criminal division at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, for the "Kim Keon-hee special counsel," and Kang Il-gu, head of the financial crimes investigation unit at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, for the "fallen marine special counsel."
Participants in the so-called "senior superintendents' meeting," which opposed the creation of the Police Bureau during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, also made the list of candidates for promotion to senior superintendent general. They include Kim Jong-gwan, head of the Human Resources Division at the Korean National Police Agency, and at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Kim Sang-hyeong, head of the crime prevention and public order division, and Kim Sang-hui, head of the women's safety division.
By affiliation, 11 are from the Korean National Police Agency, 7 from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and 10 from provincial police agencies are set for promotion to senior superintendent general.
Following these promotions to senior superintendent general, personnel moves for deputy commissioner generals and promotions for senior superintendents are expected among the police leadership. The Korean National Police Agency said, "We will carry out subsequent reassignments to establish a command structure that leaves no gaps in public safety and law enforcement."