Former South Korean Police Official Indicted for Obstructing High-Profile Murder Investigation

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 Gwangju District Prosecutors Office. Park allegedly gave such orders despite repeated suggestions to t

By The Korea Herald