"To Prevent Further Controversy"... National Police Agency Launches Direct Inspection

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Following our exclusive report, the National Police Agency has launched an inspection to verify the facts, including the investigation process and allegations of evidence tampering, as the controversy continues to grow. The headquarters has stepped in directly, appearing to be conscious of the repercussions of this situation.

Reporter An Huijae has the story.

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This is the notice sent by the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency to the press corps yesterday afternoon (July 2).

It stated that they had intended to "announce the results of the fact-finding mission regarding the SBS report," but changed their position, stating that "further investigation is needed to verify the facts, and we will provide an update later."

The police changed their stance after the controversy grew following the exclusive SBS report the day before yesterday (July 1) regarding the father of Jang Yoon-gi, who is a serving police officer. An uncomfortable atmosphere was felt within the Gwangju police throughout the day.

Some reactions included, "The era when investigations into a son's crimes were neglected because his father is a police officer is over," and "We focused on proving the murder charge, and the real doll was not seized because it was not direct evidence of the murder."

There were reports at one point that the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency had launched an inspection into Jang Yoon-gi's father, but an official from the Gwangju agency only replied, "It is difficult to call it an inspection at this stage, and we are currently verifying the facts at the agency level."

Subsequently, the National Police Agency stepped in directly.

Through an official notice, the National Police Agency stated, "We will verify the facts through an inspection regarding the shortcomings in the investigation process and the allegations of evidence tampering by Jang Yoon-gi's father."

Usually, inspections of police officers at the rank of inspector are handled by the regional police agency, but the headquarters has taken direct action in consideration of the gravity of the matter.

A National Police Agency official explained, "As a serving police officer is involved, this measure was taken in consideration of the possibility of rumors regarding collusion within the local community."

The National Police Agency plans to focus its investigation on the history of reports to superiors at the time of the investigation, the appropriateness of measures taken to preserve evidence, and the possibility of the investigation details being leaked in advance.

(Video reporting: Jeong Gyeong-mun, Video editing: Choi Hye-ran, Design: Jang Chae-woo)
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