Cho Hyun-oh

Cho Hyun-oh
Born (1955-05-15) May 15, 1955 (age 71)
Busan, South Korea
Police career
RankCommissioner of the National Police Agency
AwardsPresidential Award (1998)
Guenjeongpojang (2005)
Other workLecturer on occasion to students at universities and police academies
Cho Hyun-oh
Hangul
조현오
Hanja
趙顯五
RRJo Hyeono
MRCho Hyŏno

Cho Hyun-oh (Korean: 조현오; 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 [ko].

Experience

Controversy

Roh Mu-hyun

Incheon Gangster Crisis

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

Special Promotion

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Choi (최), Yong-min (용민); Lee Jin-gyu (이진규); Ryu Yong-hwan (류용환) (2011-08-19). "[MB정부 후반기 고위직] 차관급 이상 40% 영남 ... 고려대 출신 19%위". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  2. ↑ "South Korea police chief resigns over murder outcry". BBC News. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  3. ↑ Kim (김), Tae-gyu (태규) (2011-08-25). '노무현 명예훼손' 1년째…수사할 시간에 책 썼나. The Hankyeoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Investigate Police Commissioner Cho Hyun-oh Over Roh Borrowed-Name Bank Account Comment". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  5. ↑ Kim (김), Yeong-hwan (영환) (2011-10-27). "조폭앞 비굴하지 않았다" 조현오 청장에 정면항변. The Hankyeoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  6. ↑ Choi (최), In-su (인수) (2011-11-04). "[단독] 인사 정의 외치던 조현오 경찰청장, 수행비서 특진 논란". No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-06.