Stale food, tiny rooms, falling badges: South Korean police blast Apec mess
After last month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) events in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province – which saw up to 19,000 police officers deployed daily from across South Korea – Kim Keon-pyo, director of the Korean National Police Workers Council, said the reports he received from officers on the ground were far from commendable. “They said they were treated like homeless people,” Kim said. Angered by their accounts, Kim began collecting photos of the poor working conditions officers...