Police Officer Who Went to the Gym 222 Times During Working Hours… Appellate Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling, Demotion Deemed Lawful

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A police officer who was demoted after being caught exercising at a gym more than 200 times during working hours filed a lawsuit claiming the disciplinary action was unfair, but lost in the appellate court. The first trial ruled in favor of the officer, stating that "illegally obtained evidence" was used in the disciplinary action, but the appellate court reached a different conclusion. Busan High Court Administrative Division 5 (Trial

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A police officer demoted for visiting a gym more than 200 times during working hours won the first trial in a lawsuit to overturn the disciplinary action, but the result was overturned in the appellate court. The appellate court ruled that even gym entry records and closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage obtained without the officer's consent can be used as grounds for disciplinary action in administrative litigation. According to legal sour…

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An appellate court has ruled that the demotion of a police officer who visited a gym more than 200 times during working hours and unjustly received overtime pay is justified. According to Yonhap News on the 15th, the 5th Administrative Division of the Busan High Court (Presiding Judge Choi Hwan) overturned the lower court's ruling in favor of the plaintiff and dismissed the claim in a lawsuit filed by Officer A against the Busan Metropolitan Pol…