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KNPA Deputy Chief Nominated as New Police Chief

Summary by The Korea Times
Kim Jong-chul, deputy commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), was nominated Friday to serve as the agency's new commissioner general, filling a post that has remained vacant for nearly two years since former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law. Kim said he felt a heavy sense of responsibility over his nomination as KNPA commissioner general at a critical time, ahead of a meeting of the National Police C…

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Kim Jong-cheol, Acting Commissioner General of the National Police Agency (Deputy Commissioner General), has been nominated as the candidate for the new Commissioner General. This marks the realization of a new appointment for the first time in 23 months since the position became vacant following the December 3rd civil unrest. Acting Commissioner General Kim attended the National Police Commission meeting held on the afternoon of the 6th to veri…

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With the National Police Commission recommending Deputy Commissioner General Kim Jong-cheol as the candidate for Commissioner General, the approximately two-year vacancy in the police leadership is expected to end. Candidate Kim, a native of Hamyang, South Gyeongsang Province, was commissioned as a police officer through the 45th class of officer candidates and has held various key positions. He is scheduled to undergo a confirmation hearing at …

Acting Commissioner General of the National Police Agency Kim Jong-cheol has embarked on his first official vetting process as the nominee for the new Commissioner General. Meeting with reporters ahead of his attendance at the extraordinary meeting of the National Police Commission on the 6th, nominee Kim Jong-cheol stated, "I feel a heavy sense of responsibility having been nominated as the Commissioner General at such a critical time." He co…

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조선일보 broke the news on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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