Prosecutors Summon Police Officer in 'Jang Yun-gi Case' as Suspect, Targeting Alleged Collusion

The prosecution, which is investigating allegations of collusion and evidence tampering during the police investigation into the 'Jang Yun-gi case,' has summoned a key investigator from the original police team as a suspect.
Prosecutors are currently questioning a police sergeant, identified as A, from the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station, who has been booked on charges including leaking official secrets.
Sergeant A, who previously worked with Jang Yun-gi's father, Police Inspector Jang, is suspected of leaking information, including details about the 'Jang Yun-gi case' investigation, during multiple phone calls with the inspector.
Prosecutors previously secured a transcript in which Sergeant A, who was in charge of the 'Jang Yun-gi case,' told Inspector Jang during a phone call on May 6, the day after Jang Yun-gi's crime, that "everyone knows (that Jang Yun-gi's father) is a police officer. I told them to keep quiet."
Prosecutors have also been conducting witness interviews with other police officers from the investigation team for the second consecutive day, following yesterday.
The prosecution also plans to summon Inspector Jang soon to investigate allegations of collusion with the police investigation team.
Meanwhile, the National Police Agency, which launched a separate investigation into internal police misconduct, arrested a police captain from the Gwangsan Police Station's detective division—who served as the team leader for the 'Jang Yun-gi case'—on charges of evidence tampering yesterday (July 8) and is continuing the investigation.
After an SBS exclusive report first revealed that a serving police official had repeatedly destroyed key evidence that could have increased his son's sentence, the case has sparked significant controversy as it expanded into allegations of collusion with the police investigation team.
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