Key facts
- Investigators raided the Gwangju police chief's office and the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station chief's office.
- The raid is part of an investigation into suspected collusion between police and the father of a murder suspect.
- The suspect's father, a police officer, allegedly worked with colleagues to destroy evidence and access investigative information.
- The case involves the alleged murder of a high school student in May.
- The lead investigator for the murder case was arrested earlier this week.
- Acting National Police Agency Commissioner Yoo Jae-seong returned from the U.S. amid the controversy.
Investigators raided the office of the Gwangju police chief on Saturday as part of a widening probe into the police's suspected collusion with the father of a suspect in a high-profile murder case. The National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency has formed a special team to investigate suspicions that the father, a police officer in Gwangju, colluded with his colleagues to destroy evidence and access investigative information related to his son's alleged murder of a high school student in May.
Investigators executed warrants to search and seize material from the offices of the Gwangju Police Agency chief and the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station chief, along with five other locations. The lead investigator for the murder case was arrested earlier this week due to concerns about evidence destruction. Acting National Police Agency Commissioner Yoo Jae-seong cut short his trip to the United States and returned home Friday, apologizing to the victim's family and the public and promising accountability. The prosecution is conducting a parallel investigation into the police's handling of the murder.