Professional gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as "Faker," has been appointed an honorary police officer and ambassador for a campaign aimed at preventing cyber gambling among teenagers in South Korea. The Korean National Police Agency said Wednesday that it appointed Lee as an honorary police officer and public ambassador for its youth cyber gambling prevention campaign during a ceremony at its headquarters in Seoul. As part of the initiative, Lee will appear in promotional videos and posters encouraging teenagers to voluntarily report their involvement in cyber gambling under a self-reporting program that runs through August. Police said they chose Lee because his long career as a professional gamer has demonstrated the values of self-discipline, concentration and restraint, making him a positive role model for young people. He was given the honorary rank of senior patrol officer, matching the entry-level rank for officers recruited through the police's cyber investigation career track. During the appointment ceremony, Lee also donated a personally signed team jersey to teenagers who