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It has been revealed that after arresting Jang Yoon-gi, the police recorded a video of the interior of the vehicle used in the crime. However, it has been confirmed that the investigation team leader, who was arrested today (July 6), recently ordered a subordinate to delete this footage, and the police only handed the video over to the prosecution today, two months after the incident occurred.
Reporter Shin Yong-il has the story.
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On the morning of May 5, 11 hours after the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju, the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station investigation team conducted an emergency search of the SUV Jang Yoon-gi used to stalk the victim and recorded the interior of the vehicle.
The 10-minute video also captured cable ties, which are suspected to be the tools used in Jang's crime.
Although these are key pieces of evidence that could suggest they were used to restrain the victim for kidnapping or sexual assault, it was found that the police investigation team omitted any mention of the cable ties when they transferred the case to the prosecution on May 14, attaching only a few photos of the vehicle search.
According to an SBS investigation, Inspector A, who was arrested today following recent controversy over suspected collusion between Jang Yoon-gi's father and the police, even ordered the officer who filmed the scene to delete the video.
The police finally handed over the relevant records and the video to the prosecution only after arresting Inspector A this morning.
This means that key evidence capable of proving charges of murder for the purpose of kidnapping and sexual assault only surfaced two months after the incident and one month after Jang Yoon-gi was indicted.
The prosecution was unaware of the existence of this video until Inspector A was arrested following allegations of collusion between the Gwangju police investigation team and Jang Yoon-gi's father, who is an active-duty police officer in the region.
The prosecution has begun reviewing full-scale investigations, including compulsory investigations, into the police team's alleged leaking of investigative information to Jang Yoon-gi's father.
(Reported by Jung Gyeong-mun | Video by So Ji-hye | Graphics by Lee So-jeong)
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