Jang Yun-gi, 23, who is accused of murder and attempted murder, appears before reporters at Gwangju Seobu Police Station on May 14 before being transferred to prosecutors. Police disclosed his identity after considering the public’s right to know. Photo by Yonhap News Agency
July 11 (Asia Today) -- A special police investigation team searched the offices of senior police officials Friday as part of an inquiry into alleged misconduct in the investigation of a high school student's killing in Gwangju.
Investigators from the Korean National Police Agency's National Office of Investigation executed search warrants at the office of the chief of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency and the office of the chief of Gwangsan Police Station.
The searches indicate that the investigation has expanded to senior officials who were part of the command structure overseeing the original murder inquiry.
The team searched seven locations, including three offices at the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, two at Gwangsan Police Station and the current workplaces of officials who were involved in supervising the case.
