Prosecution and police, and the National Investigation Headquarters, simultaneously raided over suspicions of a sloppy investigation into the Jang Yoon-gi case

The prosecution and police simultaneously raided the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency on the 21st, looking into allegations of a botched investigation into the socalled 'Jang Yungi case' that occurred in Gwangju, Jeollanamdo. The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office carried out a search and seizure operation this morning targeting the Major Crimes Investigation Division and the Women and Juveniles Division of the National Investigation Headquarters, and the police special investigation unit also executed warrants for the relevant departments at the same time. The investigative authorities are examining whether the National Investigation Headquarters was involved in the process of classifying the charges as 'ordinary murder' rather than 'rape, etc. murder,' even though the police at the time had identified clues proving the crime was committed for the purpose of sexual violence. Earlier, the prosecution and the police special unit had successively booked or sent under arrest on indictment officials from the Gwangsan Police Station, which investigated this case. Allegations have also been raised that evidence was not properly preserved during the police investigation.