After taking on a case involving my son, I neglected him for 9 months... Daejeon police officer dismissed and booked

(Daejeon = Yonhap News) Reporter Byun Seon-jin = A Daejeon police officer who did not handle a theft case involving his minor son for nine months after being assigned is under police investigation.

The Daejeon Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit announced on the 11th that it is investigating Inspector A, a member of a Daejeon police station, on charges of dereliction of duty.

Inspector A is accused of failing to handle a case involving minor theft that occurred early this year for nine months after being assigned to it.

Two students were involved in this incident, and one of them was found to be Inspector A's son.

It is known that Inspector A's son's case is classified as a long-term case after 6 months, and long-term cases require an analysis meeting within the team.

During this meeting, it was revealed that Inspector A was in charge of a case involving his son, and an internal employee who recognized this reported it to the hearing audit department, which was reported to be reported to the Daejeon Police Agency last month.

In the wake of the 'Jang Yoon-ki incident', the police have been implementing a supervising system since September, which allows investigators to avoid cases if the police officer's family is involved in the case, but it is known that Inspector A did not apply for avoidance even during the voluntary reporting period.

The police recently dismissed Inspector A from his position and are looking into whether he took on the case even after knowing that his son was involved, or whether he intentionally delayed the investigation.

In addition, digital devices such as Inspector A's work PC will also be forensically examined.

A police official explained, "We decided that the case was serious, so we conducted an investigation immediately in the early stages of the inspection," and added, "Whether or not to discipline will be decided based on the results of the investigation."