KNP meaning in Military and Defence ?

Answer: What is Korean National Police mean?

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), also known as the Korean National Police (KNP), is one of the national police organizations in South Korea. It is run under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Its headquarter in 97, Tongil-ro, Seodaemun, Seoul. The agency is divided into 18 local police agencies, including the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Local police agencies are not independent of the national police.

The spiritual origins of Korean Police organization date to the Police Department of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. After the end of the decades-long Japanese occupation of Korea, the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) created a police administration bureau under U.S. military governance, and established a police department in every province. Today's agency was created in 1991, reshuffling the National Security Headquarters in Ministry of Home Affairs (Korean: 내무부 치안본부) to the National Police Agency.

As of February 2019, the South Korean police have 144,756 officers, including 19,495 conscripted policemen and 4,343 unsworn civilian employees. The current Commissioner General of KNP is Kim ChangRyong (2020.07.24 - ).

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