Public objections to police decisions to close criminal cases have doubled: data

An increasing number of South Koreans are filing objections to police decisions to close criminal cases, a National Police Agency report showed Sunday. The number of objections more than doubled from 27,262 in 2021 to 56,165 in 2025, according to data submitted to Rep. Kim Jae-sub of the main opposition People Power Party. The report also showed that 34,001 objections were filed from January to June of this year, possibly indicating that a new record could be set by the end of the year. People