Police Personnel Management Act Article 20

Promotions and transfers of police personnel shall be based on the principle of compatibility between individuals and positions, considering the characteristics of institutions, academies, and job requirements. Emphasis shall be placed on performance, balancinginternal promotions and external recruitment, and coordinated with education, training, and assessments. Selections shall be made openly, fairly, and impartially, prioritizing the best candidates for promotion or transfer to gain work experience, in order to promote and cultivate talent.Police personnel with outstanding achievements should be promoted. A meeting shall be convened by the National Police Agency of the Ministry of the Interior for public review of the promotion.If police personnel who are being considered for promotion in accordance with the preceding paragraph are not yet sufficiently qualified for promotion, their promotion shall be deferred until they have acquired the qualifications. If their appointment qualifications do not meet those specified for the lowest rank of the target position in the table of positions and corresponding ranks and classes, they shall be promoted to one class higher and be exempt from the provisions of Article 13. The promotion of police personnel is not subject to the Regulations of the Civil Service Promotion Act. Its scope and manner of implementation, restrictions and other relevant matters shall be formulated by the Ministry of the Interior.