[Yonhap]
[Yonhap]

A senior police officer who drove a sleeping probationary colleague from Incheon to Gangwon Province without her knowledge has been booked on criminal charges.

Police said Tuesday that the Incheon Namdong Police Station booked the officer, a corporal in his 30s identified only as A, without detention on charges of confinement and violation of the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes.

Corporal A is accused of driving a fellow officer at the same district unit, a constable identified as B, to Sokcho in Gangwon Province in late September while B slept in his vehicle.

Corporal A had given B and another officer, identified as C, a ride after they finished a night shift. After dropping off C, he abruptly headed toward Gangwon Province, investigators found.

When B woke up and realized what was happening, she told Corporal A she wanted to go home. Despite this, Corporal A continued to Sokcho and allegedly attempted to order alcohol at a restaurant there, according to B's account.

B, who is awaiting formal appointment to the force, told investigators in a recent probe that she wants Corporal A punished. Corporal A, however, denies the charges.

The case was initially handled by the Samsan Police Station, where both officers were assigned, before being transferred to the Namdong station to ensure investigative impartiality.


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