PC evidence destruction charges: Jeon Jae-soo's aides admit to actions

Former aides to Busan Mayor-elect Jeon Jae-soo have admitted to physically destroying a computer's storage device, an act they allegedly committed to preemptively destroy evidence. The destruction occurred in preparation for a potential search and seizure related to suspicions of receiving bribes from the Unification Church during Jeon Jae-soo's time as a member of the National Assembly. In the first trial hearing at the Busan District Court, the defendants acknowledged the factual basis of their actions. However, they stated they would clarify their precise plea regarding the charges at a later date. The prosecution alleges that the aides intentionally initialized and destroyed the data on the office PC at Jeon's constituency office in Busan on December 10 last year. The destruction involved dismantling the HDD with a screwdriver and hammer, and bending an SSD with their hands and feet before disposing of them in a field and a bathhouse.