S. Korea records 5-year high in obstruction of public duties, with most offenses against police
Social affairsAug 15, 2024
A police data showed that over 10,000 cases of obstruction of public duties occurred last year, the highest figure in the past five years. The provisional National Police Agency data for 2023 was 10,120 local media outlets reported Wednesday, citing a report compiled by Rep. Lee Dal-hee of the ruling People Power Party. There were 9,588 of such cases in 2019, 9,538 in 2020, 8,216 in 2021, and 9,569 in 2023. Obstruction of the performance of official duties, stipulated in the Article 136 of the C