Police investigating Park Na-rae, re-employed as a lawyer for Park Na-rae after retirement [Star Issue]

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It was reported that A, the detective director of the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, who has been investigating the case related to broadcaster Park Na-rae, was re-employed at a law firm to which Park Na-rae's legal representative belongs after retirement.

According to the Chosun Ilbo on the morning of the 19th, A, who served as the criminal chief of Gangnam-seo since December 2025, joined a large law firm that defended Park Na-rae earlier this month after retiring last month.

In this regard, A explained to the Chosun Ilbo, "I did not command the specific investigation (on Park Na-rae's case) when I was the chief of the criminal division, and I did not participate in the case even after moving to a law firm." An official at the law firm also said, "A had already been interviewed and decided to join the company nine days before the Park Na-rae case was filed in Gangnam-gu District Office."

However, some in the legal community point out that "there is a possibility of conflict of interest as he was in charge of the investigation and knew the direction." The Gangnam-gu District Criminal Division has been investigating Park Na-rae, who has been accused of assaulting his manager and violating the medical law since December last year. According to the current Public Service Ethics Act, retired public officials must undergo employment screening in advance when they are employed by an institution closely related to the department in which they worked.

Park Na-rae was originally scheduled to appear at the police on the 12th. However, he suddenly requested a postponement of the investigation schedule due to poor health. Park's former managers attended the Gangnam branch of the Seoul Employment and Labor Office on the same day and were questioned.

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