Police interpretation gaps leave foreigners lost in translation

Growing demand for police interpretation services in Korea is exposing gaps in multilingual support, from emergency calls to arrests and questioning. Foreign-language calls to the 112 emergency hotline reached 21,252 in 2025, more than double the 10,348 recorded in 2024, according to police data provided to Rep. Par…

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