Police Seek Arrest Warrant for Former Gwangsan Investigations Chief in Murder Case Probe

South Korean police are seeking an arrest warrant for a former head of criminal investigations at the Gwangsan Police Station. The warrant request stems from allegations of mishandling and collusion during the initial investigation into the murder case of high school student Jang Yoon-gi.

The National Investigation Headquarters' special investigation team for the Jang Yoon-gi murder case applied for the pre-arrest warrant on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of justice against the former chief, identified as Police Superintendent A.

This action follows the team's earlier decision to arrest and forward the then-chief of the violent crimes unit for evidence tampering, abuse of power, and dereliction of duty. The investigation is now extending to the command line, with the former criminal investigations chief allegedly intervening improperly in the application of charges, evidence management, and investigative direction.

The special team had previously booked both the former Gwangsan Police Station chief and the former head of criminal investigations on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of justice.