Prosecutors and Police Conduct Simultaneous Raids on National Office of Investigation Over "Jang Yoon-gi Evidence Tampering Allegations"

The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office and the National Police Agency's special investigation team have launched a search and seizure operation at the National Office of Investigation (NOI) as part of an investigation into allegations of a botched probe into the Jang Yoon-gi case.

Starting this morning, July 21, both agencies have been conducting raids on offices including the Violent Crime Investigation Division under the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the National Office of Investigation, located at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.

The prosecution stated that the search is intended to investigate allegations of leaking official secrets and destroying evidence by the initial investigation team handling the Jang Yoon-gi case. Meanwhile, the police stated they initiated the search to examine the reporting and command records between the National Office of Investigation and the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency during the initial probe, as well as the circumstances behind the decision to separate the murder and sex crime cases for investigation.

Since the allegations of a botched investigation emerged, the police and the prosecution have been competing in their investigative efforts, racing to conduct raids, summon relevant individuals, and book suspects.
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