Food Company Victimized by 'Whistleblower Hoax' Files Complaint Against Daegu Police Investigation Team for 'Confidential Information Leak'

"Confidential Information Leaked to Specific Reporter During Investigation"
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu-based jangryu (fermented sauce) specialist company Samhwa Food, which has been driven into a management crisis due to an 'internal whistleblower fabrication,' has filed a complaint with the prosecution against the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency investigation team that conducted a four-month investigation, accusing them of leaking official secrets.

In the complaint submitted to the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office on the 18th, Samhwa Food stated, "The head of the investigation division and others continuously leaked official secrets to a reporter from a specific media outlet," attaching related materials. They also added charges of dereliction of duty, saying, "During the search and seizure of employees, the warrant was not disclosed, and without accepting objections, the evidence was used for unrelated charges."

Earlier, the police agency caused a stir by conducting a search and seizure on the Daegu Seongseo Police Station, which had decided 'no charges' regarding the complaint against a former executive identified as the mastermind behind Samhwa Food's 'internal whistleblower fabrication.' The Board of Audit and Inspection is also expected to soon designate an agency to transfer the civil complaint investigation concerning Samhwa Food, which is likely to further intensify controversies over biased investigations into Samhwa Food.

Meanwhile, the Daegu Police Agency, which has been investigating the 'return recycling suspicion' case of Samhwa Food since the end of January, sent the case to the prosecution on the 17th with a recommendation for indictment. In response, Samhwa Food is protesting, saying, "They did not even inform the company of the specific charges."

This case surfaced after a video filmed at Samhwa Food's workplace, purportedly showing the 'return recycling site,' was reported by a media outlet in February, prompting the Daegu Police Agency to launch an investigation. Subsequently, union members of the company, including the employee who filmed the video, declared their conscience one after another, claiming they were trapped by the inducement of a former executive. Based on their initial statements, the police have conducted an investigation over four months, drawing criticism for 'targeted investigation' and 'unrelated investigation.'

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