National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea NHRCK examined policy improvement measures in order to fundamentally address the issue. After the review, on March 4, 2014, the Commission recommended the Chief of the National Police Agency to amend the practices and institutions of the police’s taking pictures of participants at the sites of demonstrations and protests as follows: i) evidence collection should be limited to cases when the necessity and urgency of preserving evidence is accepted when the unlawful actions of protest or demonstration participants are taking place or immediately after such actions; ii) the police officer’s evidence collecting activities and use of related devices should be thoroughly monitored and supervised in order to prevent human rights violations; and iii) the appropriate management procedures of collected evidence should be established, with independent experts from outside of the police participating, so that the objectivity and transparency of the procedure, with regards to the collection, use, storage, and disposal of the evidence, can be enhanced. The Chief of the National Police Agency accepted the majority of the recommendations, except the participation of independent experts in the management procedure of the collected evidence, citing concerns over the difficulty in the protection of personal information by its own nature of collected evidence, undermining the fairness of investigations, and the potential danger of information leakage. B. Recommendation on the Establishment of Proper Standards and Procedures in Cases of Quarantine and Confinement of a Patient under the Influence by Medical Staff The Commission identified that though quarantine and constraint of patients are imposed as a means of protective medical treatment in general health institutions, Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Institutions, Policies and Practices ▪▪▪ 29