Exclusive: Cable Ties Found in Jang Yoon-gi's Car; Police Officer Ordered Deletion of Evidence

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We continue our coverage with new findings regarding the allegations against the lead investigator in the Jang Yoon-gi case. After arresting Jang Yoon-gi, police filmed the interior of the vehicle used in the crime. The footage captured cable ties, which are suspected to have been used as restraints. It has been confirmed that Inspector A, who was arrested today, July 6, recently ordered a subordinate to delete this video, and the police only handed the footage over to the prosecution this morning, two months after the incident occurred.

This is an exclusive report by reporter Shin Yong-il.

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On the morning of May 5, 11 hours after the murder of a high school girl in Gwangju, the investigation team at Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station conducted an emergency search of the SUV Jang Yoon-gi used to stalk the victim and filmed the interior of the vehicle.

The 10-minute video includes footage of cable ties, which are believed to be the tools used in Jang's crime.

These are key pieces of evidence that could be suspected as tools used to restrain the victim for kidnapping or sexual assault. However, it was found that when the police investigation team transferred the case to the prosecution on May 14, they omitted any mention of the cable ties and only attached a few photographs of the vehicle search.

SBS has confirmed that after allegations of collusion between Jang Yoon-gi's father and the police recently became a controversy, Inspector A, who was arrested today, even instructed the officer who filmed the scene to delete the video.

The police only handed over the related records and the video to the prosecution this morning after the emergency arrest of Inspector A.

This means that key evidence capable of proving charges of murder for the purpose of kidnapping and sexual assault was only revealed two months after the incident occurred and one month after Jang Yoon-gi was indicted.

The prosecution was unaware of the existence of this video until Inspector A was arrested following the emergence of allegations regarding collusion between the police investigation team and Jang Yoon-gi's father, who is a serving police officer in the Gwangju area.

The prosecution has begun reviewing a full-scale investigation, including compulsory measures, regarding the police investigation team's alleged leaking of investigative information to Jang Yoon-gi's father.

Reported by Jung Gyeong-mun | Video by So Ji-hye | Graphics by Lee So-jeong | Produced by SBS Digital News
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.