Cho Hyun-oh (born May 15, 1955) is the former commissioner of the National Police Agency of South Korea. He was born in Busan and graduated from Korea University. He expressed his decision to resign over a controversial Murder case in Suwon.

Contents

• 1 Experience
• 2 Controversy
  • 2.1 Roh Mu-hyun
  • 2.2 Incheon Gangster Crisis
  • 2.3 Special Promotion
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Experience

• August 2010 ~ - 16th commissioner of the National Police Agency
• January 2010 ~ August 2010 - Commissioner of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
• January 2009 ~ January 2010 - Commissioner of Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency
• 2008 ~ January 2009 - Commissioner of Busan Metropolitan Police Agency

Controversy

Roh Mu-hyun

• Cho Hyun-oh mentioned in the press that the reason for Roh Mu-hyun's motivation to commit suicide was his falsely-named bank accounts that had been exposed to the public. Cho was later sued for his controversial comments. In December 2010, he denied that he made a verifiable negative remark about Roh in the past.

Incheon Gangster Crisis

Cho Hyun-oh was criticized for the police's mishandling of a m*ive brawl between the police and gangsters on October 21, 2011, in Incheon.

Special Promotion

Cho Hyun-oh was criticized for personally promoting a close *ociate within the police hierarchy.

See also

• DDoS attacks during the October 2011 South Korean by-election

References

External links

• (in Korean) Cho Hyun-oh's profile on Naver