Ex-senior police official indicted over alleged obstruction of Gwangju murder probe
A former head of the National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency was indicted Wednesday on charges of obstructing an investigation into a high-profile murder case in Gwangju, prosecutors said. Park Sung-ju was charged with abuse of power for allegedly ordering separate investigations into the suspect's stalking and rape case and his subsequent murder case, according to the…
Former senior police official Park Sung-ju has been indicted on charges of obstructing a murder investigation in Gwangju, South Korea. Prosecutors allege that Park, a former head of the National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency, ordered separate investigations into a suspect's stalking and rape case, as well as his subsequent murder, despite repeated objections from frontline police officers.
The murder case involves 23-year-old Jang Yoon-gi, who is charged with stabbing and killing a 17-year-old female student. The Gwangju District Prosecutors Office stated that Park's actions were intended to prevent the exposure of the police's failure to stop the suspect from committing additional crimes after his first offense.
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