As allegations of a botched investigation and collusion have emerged over the "Jang Yoon-gi case" and police move to expand a rotation personnel system, they launched a survey of all police officers. But critics say the results may be unreliable because anyone can participate with only a Naver login, without separate verification of police status.
The Korean National Police Agency on the 11th posted a "survey on the rotation transfer system" on Polnet, its internal bulletin board. It will collect opinions from all employees on the rotation personnel system through the 21st.
The survey items are composed to allow free-form responses on: ▲ views on the rotation personnel system ▲ positive or negative evaluation of the current rotation personnel system ▲ other personnel systems to be additionally improved to ensure fairness beyond the rotation personnel system.
The Korean National Police Agency also required selections for rank, tenure, age group, gender, job function, number of rotation transfer experiences, and affiliated agency. Each item includes a notice that it is "used for statistical purposes only."
Earlier, the Korean National Police Agency said that, with the revision of the Criminal Procedure Act and the abolition of prosecutors' supplementary investigation authority, public expectations of the police organization have risen, and it would prepare plans to operate a rational rotation personnel system with the goal of implementation in the first half of 2027. This survey is part of that effort.
The problem is that there is no separate authentication process to verify whether a survey participant is a police officer. In practice, anyone can submit an opinion by logging in with a Naver account.
The National Police Workplace Council (Police Workplace Council), effectively the police labor union, said the survey format is inappropriate. Chairperson Min Gwan-gi of the Police Workplace Council said, "They must disclose specific mechanisms to block participation by non-police," and added, "There is no multiple-choice question asking directly about support or opposition to the core issue of expanding the rotation personnel system, and it is unclear who will categorize the subjective responses and by what criteria."
They added, "The Korean National Police Agency has explained that specific plans for the rotation personnel system have not been decided, but it must clearly answer whether, based on the results of this survey, it will keep options open not only for expansion but also for reduction or maintaining the status quo."