Prosecutors Indict Two Gwangsan Police Officers for Leaking Investigation Info to Jang Yoon-gi's Father

Two police officers from the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station have been indicted on charges of leaking investigation information to the father of Jang Yoon-gi, a senior police officer, or aiding in the destruction of evidence during the investigation into the "Jang Yoon-gi case."

The dedicated investigation team at the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office (led by Senior Prosecutor Kim Bong-jin) announced today (August 3) that it has indicted Inspector Park, head of the violent crimes team in the criminal division of the Gwangsan Police Station, on charges of divulging official secrets, instigating the destruction of evidence, and abetting the destruction and concealment of evidence, while indicting team member Police Officer A without detention.

They are accused of conspiring to return Jang Yoon-gi's SUV—which contained a cable tie, a key piece of evidence in the murder case—to Jang Yoon-gi's police officer father while investigating the murder case.

It was revealed that on May 6, the day after the "Jang Yoon-gi case," they told Jang Yoon-gi's father the location where the SUV was kept and leaked investigative information that the police possessed the keys.

They were also charged with leaving behind two sex dolls with damaged critical parts without seizing them during a search and seizure of Jang Yoon-gi's residence, and helping his police officer father destroy and discard crucial evidence by providing him with the home address and front door password.

In particular, the indictment includes charges that Inspector Park informed Jang Yoon-gi's father of the location where Jang Yoon-gi discarded his mobile phone and instructed a member of the investigation team to delete footage filmed during the search and seizure of the vehicle.

Regarding this, the police had previously forwarded the case applying the charge of evidence destruction. However, following a Supreme Court precedent stating that the crime of evidence destruction does not apply when someone destroys evidence of a case for their own benefit, the prosecutors modified the charge to instigation of evidence destruction.

Police Officer A was found to have repeatedly informed Jang Yoon-gi's police officer father about the upcoming warrant application for Jang Yoon-gi, whether he admitted to the crime, and the seizure of a spare mobile phone.

The prosecutors plan to continue investigating the charges of abuse of authority and dereliction of duty applied by the police against Inspector Park, including verifying any accomplice relations.
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