Police Officer Questioned as Suspect for Leaking Investigation Secrets to Jang Yoon-gi's Father

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The prosecution's investigation into the police team suspected of covering up the Jang Yoon-gi case is gaining momentum. Yesterday, July 9, investigators summoned a member of the police team as a suspect for the first time, following allegations that the officer frequently communicated with Jang Yoon-gi's father and leaked confidential investigation details.

Reporter Shin Yong-il has the story.

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The individual summoned by the prosecution is Police Sergeant B, who is affiliated with the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station.

This marks the first time a member of the police investigation team handling the high school girl murder case has been questioned as a suspect, with charges including the leakage of official secrets.

It is known that Sergeant B previously worked with Inspector Jang, a serving police officer in the Gwangju area and the father of Jang Yoon-gi. Sergeant B is considered a key figure in the allegations of collusion within the police investigation.

The prosecution previously secured records of multiple phone calls and some audio files between Inspector Jang, who destroyed key evidence such as a real doll during the investigation into the Jang Yoon-gi case, and Sergeant B.

The files reportedly contain content where Sergeant B addresses Inspector Jang as "senior" and says, "Everyone is keeping quiet about the fact that Jang Yoon-gi is from a police family. I told them to keep their mouths shut."

Based on this, the prosecution suspects that higher-ranking officials within the police may have attempted to downplay the case.

The prosecution intensively questioned Sergeant B regarding what specific investigation details were shared with Inspector Jang and whether there were any directives from higher-ranking police officials.

In addition to Sergeant B, the prosecution has also called in other members of the investigation team that handled the Jang Yoon-gi case as witnesses for questioning.

However, the prosecution plans to conduct a full-scale investigation into Inspector A, who was arrested by the police, only after the case is officially referred to them.

(Video reporting: Lee Byung-ju, Jung Kyung-moon | Video editing: Ahn Yeo-jin | Design: Lee So-jung)
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