Exclusive: "Team Leader Ordered to Leave It Alone"... Police Team Leader Arrested for Evidence Tampering

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It has been confirmed that a police officer at the scene who discovered cable ties in the vehicle of Jang Yun-gi, the perpetrator of the Gwangju high school girl murder case, testified that the investigation team leader at the time ordered him to leave them alone. The investigation team leader was arrested last night (July 8), and the police are now investigating whether there was any involvement from higher-ups in this decision.

Reporter Kim su-yun has the story.

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The special investigation team of the National Office of Investigation recently summoned and questioned Officer B, who was part of the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station investigation team responsible for the initial response to the Jang Yun-gi case.

Officer B is identified as the person who filmed the search of the SUV used by Jang Yun-gi immediately after the incident occurred.

According to SBS reporting, Officer B testified during the police investigation that when the cable ties were discovered in Jang's vehicle during the search, "Investigation Team Leader Inspector A gave instructions to the effect of 'just leave it alone'."

In response, Inspector A's side explained, "It seems unlikely that such a situation occurred, as he did not think at the time that the cable ties would become an issue."

Inspector A's side also emphasized, "He has no personal acquaintance with Jang Yun-gi's father, Inspector Jang," adding, "There is absolutely no reason for him to show leniency or provide help."

Based on this stance from Inspector A, the police are expanding their investigation, focusing on the possibility that there was intervention from higher-ups above the investigation team leader in the decision to ignore the cable ties despite having identified them.

The Gwangju District Court issued an arrest warrant for Inspector A, who was emergency-arrested on charges of evidence tampering, last night, citing "concerns of evidence destruction and flight."

Regarding allegations of collusion with the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station investigation team, the special investigation team summoned Jang Yun-gi's father as a witness yesterday afternoon for questioning.

Reported by Kim su-yun | Video by Lee Byeong-ju | Video Editing by Shin Se-eun and Ahn Yeo-jin | Graphics by Jeon Yu-geun
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.