Over suspicions of evidence destruction in the so-called 'Jang Yun-gi case,' whether the National Office of Investigation was involved has become a focal point. Prosecutors and police launched simultaneous searches.
Prosecutors and police conducted simultaneous searches over whether the NOI was involved in evidence destruction in the 'Jang Yun-gi case,' Kyunghyang Shinmun reported, making it a matter entangling investigative agencies.
광고 문의 · 300×250Evidence destruction is a grave matter that undermines the fairness of investigation and trial. When whether an investigative agency itself took part is at issue, the case expands beyond an individual crime into a question of institutional trust.
Simultaneous searches by prosecutors and police show the matter's gravity and the need for cross-verification of the agencies involved. A search is the opening stage of a process to establish the facts.
The neutrality and transparency of investigative agencies are the foundation of trust in criminal justice. How this matter is clarified is set to be a test of whether institutions can check themselves.
Sinophone Bridge Times does not prejudge any individual's guilt or an agency's responsibility. It conveys, based on fact, the principle that the fairness of judicial process must be upheld to the end.
