Three police pulled from presidential security detail over after-hours drinking
Published: 07 Mar. 2026, 15:21
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The building of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in central Seoul [YONHAP]
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, three officers from the agency’s 22nd police security unit received a punishment of being transferred to other units on March 3.
The three officers are accused of drinking at a restaurant until around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 after work.
The unit was reported to have sent multiple internal notices urging its officers not to drink after 9 p.m.
The police will launch an internal investigation into the three officers.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY HYEON YE-SEUL [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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