▲Hong Seok-gi, the new commissioner of the National Office of Investigation (NOI), said on Wednesday that he would stake his fate on a rigorous investigation into suspicions of collusion between local investigators and Inspector Jang, the father of Jang Yoon-gi, the man who killed a female high school student in Gwangju. "I will do this with my career on the line," he said. As debate unfolds over abolishing the prosecution's supplementary investigation authority, the official in charge of overseeing investigations expressed strong resolve after suspicions of shoddy police work and collusion emerged. Inspector Jang destroyed evidence of his son's crime, and inappropriate relationships with the investigation team during this process are being revealed one after another. Given that this case could have ended with sloppy police investigation, it seems to be highlighting the need for supplementary investigation authority even more strongly.
▲Baejae High School baseball team students, who sparked controversy with the cheering chant "We should go to Starbucks" during a game, visited Gwangje High School to apologize. The Baejae High delegation held a "time of reconciliation" by reading a statement of apology, then paid tribute at the May 18th National Cemetery. Amid this, however, People Power Party lawmaker Lee Jin-sook stirred controversy by posting on her social networking service (SNS): "Please leave a comment if anyone can explain what Starbucks has to do with insulting May 18th." How long must we watch adults quarrel and turn students' issues into political battles?
