Gist of Complaint
Electric shock devices were used and harsh acts were perpetrated in the crackdown process. The injured victim was left unattended at the scene of the crackdown.
Determination and Judgment by the Commission
No objective materials evidence the use of electric shock devices in the crackdown process. In the process of clamping down on the complainant, however, a letter of emergency protection was not issued. The statements by the persons concerned and photographs of the victim's injury indicate that the officers in charge of the crackdown assaulted the victim with their fists and feet or committed other harsh acts against the victim. In an attempt to conceal the situation, the respondent moved the injured complainant to the Immigration Office's protection room without administering even minimum humanitarian medical attention. Then, the respondent left the complainant unattended at the scene of the crackdown, which constitutes a violation of human dignity and value as well as personal freedom under Articles 10 and 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea. Accordingly, the Commission recommended that two chief officers in charge of the crackdown be disciplined for such violation.
