"Abuse of authority → Compulsory crime"…Byun Woo-seok 'Excessive security' Private security company launches internal investigation
Jul 16, 2024
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SBS '8News', which aired on the afternoon of the 16th, reported that it had begun an internal investigation into Byun Woo-seok, who was embroiled in controversy over excessive security.
Earlier on the 12th, Byun Woo-seok left for Hong Kong via Incheon International Airport for the '2024 Asia Fan Meeting Tour 'SUMMER LETTER '. However, during the departure process, he was embroiled in controversy over excessive security and drew unexpected criticism.
At that time, the guards of the private security company, which was in charge of Byun Woo-seok's security, were in front of the gate when fans flocked to see Byun Woo-seok and reporters gathered to capture him. I'll control the gate. I'm in control for 10 minutes." In fact, after Byun Woo-seok arrived, he was blocked from entering the gate for 10 minutes. Some bodyguards were seen forcibly closing the gate's automatic door on reporters' cameras.
This was not the only problem. A second controversy arose when Byun Woo-seok visited the Korean Air lounge to wait until boarding the plane after completing immigration. In the process of using the lounge, the bodyguard blocked contact with Byun Woo-suk by shooting a strong flash at other users using the lounge, and earlier, blocked visitors to the lounge or the duty-free delivery area on the same floor, and inspected passports and tickets. As the controversy grew, the security company explained that it was a security guard to find people who were not lounge users and later took measures to make the facilities available to users of other businesses, including duty-free goods, but opinions poured out that the behavior of a private security company, not the police, inspecting the passengers' passports itself was a problem. Moreover, although the security company said through some media that it had consulted with Incheon International Airport's security guards, the airport completely denied that there was any consultation, increasing the impact.
'8News' also pointed out the behavior of these bodyguards. "8 News" said, "When Byun Woo-suk entered the Korean Air lounge on the fourth floor, security company employees inspected other passengers' passports and flight tickets to the lounge. Police non-examination is also conducted after a police officer presents an ID card and reveals the purpose, and it is illegal for a private security company that has no legal authority to inspect passengers' passports. It has been confirmed that excessive security activities such as passport inspection have not been discussed in advance with the Incheon International Airport Corporation."
The Incheon International Airport Police Corps then launched an internal investigation, or an internal investigation, into whether there is room for obstruction of business and coercion under the criminal law against six bodyguards of Byun Woo-seok's private security company.
Lawyer Yoon Sang-hwa also said "If ordinary passengers' passports and boarding passes were inspected in the duty-free zone, this is a clear abuse of authority. Compulsory crimes can also be a problem if they are blocked, assaulted or threatened," he added.
Earlier, as Byun Woo-seok's agency was criticized for being controversial about 'excessive security' on the 15th "The bodyguard's actions that flashed toward airport users requested that the company stop acting after recognizing it. We were unable to recognize the gate, flight ticket and detailed security situation on the site, but we feel moral responsibility for all unsavory matters in the process of carrying out security, and we bow down and apologize to the users who felt uncomfortable."
Finally, "In the future, we will check more closely and be careful not to cause inconvenience to many people, including airport passengers." Once again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience", he apologized.
Conscious of this, Byun Woo-seok, who returned from Hong Kong after completing the "2024 Asia Fan Meeting Tour" 'SUMMER LETTER', left the airport with a minimum number of security personnel, unlike when he entered the country.
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