[Exclusive] "My finger was broken, so I couldn't sign" ... Police officers accused of preparing 'fake documents' face full-scale investigation

[Financial News] Police have launched a full investigation after receiving a complaint that four active-duty police officers failed to inform a suspect of his Miranda rights and forged his signature during the handling of a case.
According to police on the 28th, Seoul Gangdong Police Station recently booked four officers, identified as A, B, C and D, on charges including preparing and using false official documents.
They are accused of falsifying or using documents, including a rights-notification confirmation form, a physical-examination form for arrested or detained suspects, and an investigative report, while handling an assault case that occurred in April 2024 at a villa in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. After receiving the complaint filed by Oh's side, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency assigned the case to Seoul Gangdong Police Station.
At the time, A, who was then with Seoul Songpa Police Station, is accused of entering a physical-examination form for an arrested or detained suspect into the police internal system, KICS, without actually conducting the required examination of Oh. He is also accused of preparing a rights-notification confirmation form and filing it in the case record without informing Oh of the so-called Miranda rights, including the gist of the charges, the right to counsel and the right to remain silent, during the arrest in flagrante delicto.
The physical-examination form for arrested or detained suspects is a document used to record visible injuries and health conditions before a suspect is placed in a detention facility. The rights-notification confirmation form is used to verify whether a suspect was informed of rights such as the right to remain silent and the right to counsel at the time of arrest or detention. Before a suspect is placed in a detention facility, police must check the person's physical condition and then complete both forms separately.
Oh's side claims that even though he had a broken finger and could not properly sign or affix a seal, the physical-examination form and the rights-notification confirmation form still contained his signature and fingerprint.
A later appeared as a witness in the trial of a case in which Oh was indicted on charges of aggravated assault and testified that he had informed Oh of his Miranda rights at the time of the arrest in flagrante delicto. However, when asked about how the rights-notification confirmation form was prepared and how the signature and seal procedures were carried out, he reportedly answered in a way that suggested he did not remember.
B is accused of preparing and using a rights-notification confirmation form without informing the suspect of his Miranda rights during the execution of an arrest warrant. C is accused of writing an investigative report that differed from the attending doctor's actual findings after treatment at the National Police Hospital, while D has also been booked on charges of assault by abuse of official authority, along with charges of preparing a non-prosecution decision based on that report.
Police plan to verify whether false official documents were prepared and to confirm the facts surrounding the overall handling of the case based on the complaint and attached materials.
Kim Ye-ji
yesji@fnnews.com Kim Ye-ji Reporter