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President Lee: "Light Disciplinary Action for Police 'Case Fabrication' Is unacceptable... Must at Least Be Dismissed"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Ko Dong-wook and Hwang Yun-gi = On the 29th, President Lee Jae-myung, regarding disciplinary action against police officers for job-related misconduct, stated, "Basically, the police work itself..."

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On the 29th, regarding the police's fabrication and cover-up of cases, President Lee Jae-myung stated, "Fundamentally, if such things happen, we must take measures such as completely preventing them from performing their duties as police officers or dismissing them." During a Cabinet meeting held at the Blue House that day, President Lee said, "Recently, the police fabricated a case, and the disciplinary measures..."

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Ko Dong-wook and Hwang Yun-gi = On the 29th, President Lee Jae-myung, regarding disciplinary action against police officers for job-related misconduct, stated, "Basically, the police work itself..."

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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On the 29th, President Lee Jae-myung stated his position that "light disciplinary action is absurd" regarding police fabrication of cases or concealment of evidence, and that severe disciplinary measures, including dismissal, are necessary.

On the 29th, President Lee Jae-myung stated, “If disciplinary action is taken for fabricating a case, it should fundamentally be to the extent of preventing the officer from performing police duties altogether or dismissing them; a light disciplinary measure seems absurd.” Presiding over a Cabinet meeting at the Blue House that day, President Lee made these remarks while prefacing them with his personal opinion, stating, “In my opinion, this is …

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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