It was not until 13 hours later that the woman was found to have been murdered after being raped. The police found the broken body in Suwon City, south of Seoul, on April 2. The police did not disclose the name of the woman killed, only that she was 28 years old. A 42-year-old male suspect 9 sunset net.
After the incident was exposed, the South Korean police once tried to evade responsibility for reasons such as "the victim did not say his location", but the content of the public police call showed that the victim had informed the location of the incident in detail. The police were strongly condemned by South Korean public opinion.
A week later, Zhao Xianwu, the top head of the South Korean police, issued an apology statement on the case, admitting that the police's negligence caused the tragedy, and apologized for the police trying to cover up their negligence. In the statement, he also extended condolences to the families of the victims, sought their forgiveness, and promised to help them obtain state compensation. He also stated that the police will hold accountable and severely punish relevant personnel. According to reports, the head of the police department where the incident took place also resigned on the same day. At present, the police admitted that the number of police officers deployed after the incident to the media has been exaggerated.
The Blue House of the Presidential Palace of South Korea said on the same day that President Lee Myung-bak had accepted Zhao Xianwu's resignation, but that Zhao Xianwu will stay in office until after the new parliamentary election on the 11th. Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency
I pray for the souls of the victims, express my confession to my family, and ask for forgiveness from them... I deeply condemn my negligence in managing the police agency for making a big mistake. I sincerely apologize for the police lying to cover up the case.
——Zhao Xianwu issued a resignation statement "reflecting the stubborn illness of the Korean police".
For Zhao Xianwu's resignation, analysts said that this incident may cause an uproar in the general election two days later, when the South Korean ruling party "New World Party" will face With greater pressure, the opposition party will surely take this to attack.
Because the police lied to cover up the facts, the South Korean media was filled with outrage. "Korea Times" believes that this incident appears to be a criminal case on the surface, but it fundamentally reflects the stubborn illness hidden in South Korea's officialdom, especially in the police sector, even if the election is approaching, it still does not think about reforms.
The newspaper also believes that the mistakes made by the police are shocking, because 13 hours after the victims report to the police, the police have many opportunities to avoid a tragedy. First of all, the police did not respond quickly to the victims' calls for help. It is reported that there were 20 police officers on duty at the 112 emergency call center, but within the most critical 8 minutes after receiving the call for help, none of the police officers dealt with the matter. This is because most of the line police officers in the call center lack professional training. Only about one-fifth of the 1,400 line officers have received two-week training.
Another dereliction of duty was that the police acted sloppily and rushed to a place 10 meters away from the crime scene, and they did not search the surrounding houses.
In view of all kinds of negligence, the "Korea Times" believes that the police should thoroughly reform and focus on how to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, rather than how to fight for more search rights for the prosecution. (Tian Xing)
The movie "The Chaser" four years ago criticized the incompetence of the South Korean police, but today's tragedy four years later is still staged exactly the same............The resignation of the police chief will not return his life.
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