"Agree to the Yacha Rule?"... Police Omit Entire Recording File Submitted by Victim

Three teenagers have been sent to trial on charges of threatening and assaulting a fellow middle school student in front of a group of about 10 peers.

The Busan District Prosecutors Office announced that it has indicted three individuals, including 15-year-old A, without detention on charges of special injury.

Girl A and the others are accused of threatening and assaulting the victim last February, inflicting injuries such as a concussion.

Girl A called out the victim under the pretext that the victim had badmouthed her, and brought along 15 peers to the scene to intimidate the victim.

Among them, Girl B is accused of demanding that the victim agree to the so-called "Yacha rule" and recording the scene on video to prevent the victim from calling 112 for help.

The "Yacha rule" refers to an unregulated fight with bare fists and no protective gear, which has recently been spreading among students.

Another perpetrator, Girl C, was investigated for unilaterally assaulting and injuring the victim.

Initially, the Busan Saha Police Station forwarded the case to the prosecution, concluding it was a solo crime committed by Girl C. However, responding to the victim's plea that "there are accomplices who instigated and encouraged the assault," the prosecution requested supplementary investigation with the intent of booking accomplices.

Nevertheless, it was revealed that the police returned investigation results claiming that Girl C acted independently and assaulted the victim despite the dissuasion of Girls A and B.

Taking on the investigation directly, the prosecution discovered that an audio file secretly recorded by the victim at the time of the incident and submitted to the police had been omitted from the investigation records, and had it resubmitted.

The recording reportedly contains moments where Girl A threatens the victim by boasting that the peers at the scene are her friends, and Girl B tells the victim that if she agrees to the fight on video, she will not be punished.

Based on this, the prosecution determined that the special injury crime was led by Girl A with the participation of Girls B and C, and following supplementary investigations, all three were indicted.

Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by Lee Da-in | Graphics by Yook Do-hyun | Produced by SBS Digital News
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