Special team searches National Police Agency HQ over 'Jang Yoon-gi case'
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- A special investigation team is conducting a search and seizure at the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters in connection with the "Jang Yoon-gi case."
- The investigation aims to verify the overall reporting and command details related to the case.
- This action follows claims by a former police official that the National Investigation Headquarters ordered the separation of the sex crime and murder investigations into suspect Jang Yoon-gi.
A special investigation team formed to uncover the truth behind the "Jang Yoon-gi case" has executed search and seizure warrants at the National Investigation Headquarters ( ๊ตญ์๋ณธ ) of the National Police Agency. The operation, which began early Tuesday morning, targets offices within the Violent Crimes Investigation Division.
The primary objective of this search is to meticulously examine all reporting and command-related documentation pertinent to the ongoing investigation. This includes verifying the chain of command and the flow of information within the agency concerning the high-profile case.
The purpose of this search and seizure is to verify the overall reporting and command details related to the investigation of the Jang Yoon-gi case.
The special team's actions are a direct response to allegations made by a former senior official at the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station. This former official claimed that the National Investigation Headquarters had issued directives to separate the investigation into suspect Jang Yoon-gi's alleged sex crimes from the murder investigation. Such a separation, if proven, could raise questions about the integrity and coordination of the police's investigative process.
The National Investigation Headquarters ordered the separation of the sex crime and murder investigations into suspect Jang Yoon-gi.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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