Exclusive: Police Allowed Phone Call Between Gwangju Murder Suspect and His Police Officer Father Before Evidence Destruction

It has been confirmed through an SBS investigation that Jang Yoon-gi, a suspect in the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju, spoke directly on the phone with his father, a serving police officer identified as Inspector Jang, shortly before key evidence related to sex crimes was destroyed.
According to SBS, the phone call between Inspector Jang and his son, Jang Yoon-gi, was facilitated by an official from the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station investigation team on May 8, the day after the suspect was taken into custody.
Jang Yoon-gi had discarded his mobile phone in a river immediately after committing the crime on May 5. During the phone call on May 8, the day after his arrest, Inspector Jang reportedly asked his son to confirm whether he had indeed thrown his phone into the river.
It was discovered that after speaking with his son, Inspector Jang visited Jang Yoon-gi's studio apartment on the same day and destroyed key evidence related to sex crime charges, including two sex dolls and a mobile phone.
Furthermore, it was revealed that Inspector Jang had made multiple phone calls to several members of the Gwangsan Police Station investigation team while the investigation into his son was ongoing.
In response to inquiries from SBS regarding these findings, the police stated, "Jang Yoon-gi was not cooperating actively with the investigation, so we had his father persuade him," adding, "We did not provide any special favors to the suspect."
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