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It has been confirmed that the father of Jang Yun-gi, who is a serving police officer, stated during police questioning that he destroyed evidence because "I am his father." The police investigation into the head of the investigation team at the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station, who was arrested on charges of destroying key evidence in the Jang Yun-gi case, is also gaining momentum.
Reporter Son Gijun has the story.
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The police summoned Jang Yun-gi's father, identified by his surname Jang and holding the rank of Inspector, as a witness on the afternoon of July 8 and questioned him for seven hours.
The police pressed Inspector Jang on why he disposed of items such as a real doll and an old mobile phone found at his son's home.
It is reported that in response to the investigation team's repeated questions, Inspector Jang stated that he acted as he did "because I am his father."
He reportedly did not exercise his right to remain silent and answered most of the questions asked by the police.
Yesterday, the police summoned and questioned two members of the investigation team from the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station who were in charge of the initial investigation into the Jang Yun-gi case.
They were reportedly questioned on whether there was any intervention from "higher-ups" in the process of conducting a botched investigation, such as ignoring a cable tie discovered during the search of Jang Yun-gi's vehicle.
Their direct superior, a police captain surnamed A who led the investigation team at the Gwangsan Police Station, was arrested on the night of July 8.
Captain A, who faced an arrest warrant on charges of "destruction of evidence," denied all allegations, claiming he had "never even met Jang Yun-gi's father," but the court ruled that there were concerns about the destruction of evidence and flight.
The police have initiated forensic procedures to analyze the mobile phone of Captain A, who is now in custody.
The police believe this phone may contain clues regarding why Captain A came to assist Jang Yun-gi's father and whether there was any intervention from higher-ups.
Acting Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency Yoo Jae-sung, who was on a business trip to the United States to attend a UN Chiefs of Police Summit, cut his trip short and returned to Korea early this morning. He will preside over a video conference with the leadership to discuss countermeasures regarding the allegations of a botched investigation.
(Video reporting: Lee Byeong-ju, Video editing: Ahn Yeo-jin, Design: Kim Ye-ji)
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