“An accomplice killed by Jung-in”…a post of anger overlaid on the police station homepage

Jeong In-yang died at 16 months of age after being adopted and abused by a child. [사진 SBS ‘그것이 알고 싶다’]

The abused death of the 16-month-old adopted child’Jung In-i’ has caused social resentment, and requests are pouring out that the police in charge should be severely punished. Even though Jung In-yang died due to insufficient coping by the police, the disciplinary action claimed that the cotton bat was only disposed of.

As of the 4th, on the website of the National Police Agency, more than 500 texts were posted requesting that the officers of the Yangcheon Police Station in Seoul who are in charge of the case should be cursed. On the Yangcheonseo homepage, criticisms such as “Accomplice killed by Jungin” and “Retreat the chief” were inundated, and the server was once down. The Cheong Wa Dae national petition, which was posted on the 3rd, “request for dismissal of the Yangcheon police chief and police officer in charge of aiding child abuse,” received more than 110,000 consents within a day.

The police officers in charge of the case were subject to disciplinary actions such as’warning’,’greeting measures’, and’caution’ after Jung In-yang’s death. As this fact becomes known, criticism is rising that it is appropriate to impose severe discipline such as dismissal, dismissal, relegation, and suspension. The reason that the police were criticized is that they received reports of suspected abuse three times before the death of Jung In-yang last year, but they ended the internal affairs without finding any allegations of abuse or sent them to the prosecution with an opinion of nonprosecution.

On the 3rd, a request for severe punishment by the police officer in charge of the ’16-month adopted child death case’ was poured out on the Yangcheon Police Station homepage, and the server was once down. It included the content that “the Yangcheon police chief and the police in charge are requested to be dismissed.” [양천경찰서 홈페이지 캡처]

As a result of an investigation by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 4th of last month, 12 police officers in charge of the case were imposed disciplinary action. Of these, a total of five people, including the team leader, who was in charge of handling the third report case, and two abuse prevention police officers (APO), were referred to the disciplinary committee.

An official from the Seoul Police Agency told the JoongAng Ilbo that “the date has not yet been set, but it will be held within this month as soon as possible.” Regarding the criticism that the cotton bat is disciplinary, “The disciplinary committee must be open. He replied, “I am aware of public opinion,” he said.

In addition to the five who were referred to the disciplinary committee, the remaining seven were subject to’caution’ and’warning’. According to Yangcheon-seo, two people, including the team leader who is in charge of the second report case, are warned, and two people, including the team leader who are in charge of the first report case, are warned. Two were noticed.

At the time of reporting suspected abuse, the police admitted that the response of the police was insufficient, but complained that it was difficult to respond actively due to the nature of child abuse cases. A police officer who requested anonymity said, “It is difficult to collect evidence in case of reporting suspected child abuse. Even if the children are young and express their intentions and have CCTV installed at home, parents should not talk about their faults or provide evidence. Because” he explained. He replied, “The opinions of experts such as doctors cannot be directly evidenced, so there is a lot of possibility that there is a lot of potential for a court dispute after conducting an unreasonable investigation.” Still, he added, “Looking at the case of Jung In-yang, many people feel that even a small thing should not be overlooked,” he added. “The police will try harder to prevent the second Jung In-yang from appearing anymore.”

At a briefing on child abuse on November 16, last year, Song Min-hun, deputy chief of the National Police Agency, said, “Considering the characteristics of children who cannot speak well, it is necessary to broadly recognize the authority of the police to take precautionary measures.” “I plan to promote it while doing it,” he said.

Child abuse. Central photo

Regarding the controversy over the level of punishment by the police, experts expressed the opinion that it is necessary to strengthen disciplinary action and to strengthen professionalism through education. Gong Hye-jeong, the representative of the Korea Child Abuse Prevention Association, said, “The only thing the police returned after receiving reports three times was to abandon the job directly related to the victim’s life.” He then urged, “We must strengthen punishment so that we must take appropriate responsibility.”

Jeong Ik-joong, a professor at Ewha Womans University’s Department of Social Welfare, pointed out that “It is not a good idea to punish the police. The biggest problem is the lack of expertise of the police.” He emphasized, “We need to develop expertise in capturing child abuse through education and the like.”

On October 13 last year, Jung In-yang, who was brought to the emergency room of a hospital in Mok-dong, Seoul, died after three cardiac arrests. Jeong In-yang, who was smaller than her peers, and her whole body was bruised, suffered serious injuries, such as part of her organs cut off at the time of her death, filled with blood in her abdomen and broken ribs. It happened nine months after Jung In-yang was adopted in January of last year.

Reporters Jihye Kim and Minjung Ham [email protected]