A man in his 30s in the Suwon drug video applies for a preliminary arrest warrant... Police investigation in progress

(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Young-hoon and Kim Ji-won = It has been confirmed that the police investigating a man in his 30s in the 'Suwon drug video', who shocked people by standing in a bent posture on the street as if he had taken so-called 'zombie drugs', has begun the process of securing a new recruit.

The Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency announced at a regular meeting on the 7th that it had applied for a preliminary arrest warrant for Mr. A, the suspect in this case.

Mr. A is suspected of possessing a small amount of Philopon at his residence since the date of his death, and receiving and administering psychotropic drugs from an acquaintance.

Mr. A was suspected of drug use on June 22 when a video of him stumbling around with his back bent and his arms hanging down went viral near a bus stop in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si.

He was arrested after testing positive on a simple drug test, but was released after testing negative on a urine test. He was later investigated by the police after testing positive again on a hair test.

Hair testing can check past medication history for several months to up to a year, depending on the period of hair growth.

During the search and seizure of Mr. A's house, the police found other charges, including finding Philopon in a plastic zipper bag, and applied for a preliminary arrest warrant.

Mr. A is known to deny the charges.

With less than three months remaining until the statute of limitations for violations of the Public Official Election Act related to the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections, the investigation into election cases continues.

The police explained that the investigation into Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun's alleged service contract with a company that supported his election campaign has reached its final stages.

In addition, Mayor Lee is under police investigation due to suspicions that his close associates were illegally recruiting party members.

In addition, the police are conducting election law investigations into a number of heads of basic organizations, including Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho, Uiwang Mayor Kim Seong-je, and Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin.

In the aftermath of the false conclusion of the Jeju disappearance case, the inspection of all missing persons cases, which is also underway in southern Gyeonggi Province, is still in progress without any unusual findings.

The police announced that they have completed verification of 13,149 (17%) of the 77,506 missing persons cases reported in the jurisdiction over the past three years, and that there are currently no cases requiring reinvestigation.

Regarding the so-called 'burning' incident, for which President Lee Jae-myung ordered strict action, he explained that he plans to go beyond investigation and even improve the system.

Burning is a slang term referring to the culture and the way senior nurses bully and teach new nurses, and is said to have originated from the expression 'burn until it turns to ashes.'

The police are continuing to investigate those involved in the case of the late nurse Kang Soo-bin (27), who died at home on June 2 while complaining of burn damage.

A police official said, "Legally, the Taewoom incident can only be punished as insult or defamation, so the perpetrators of this case were first charged with injury based on the victim's (deceased) mental illness diagnosis. As workplace bullying like Taeum is widespread in society, we will not stop at simply punishing the perpetrators, but will take measures to improve the system."