Daegu Samhwa Food's 'Internal Whistleblowing Fabrication' Escalates... Union Announces Exposure of "Police Orchestration" Plan

'Return Recycling' Employees Who Reported to Police Admit False Statements as 'Conscience Confession'
Former Executive Accused of 'Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation' Cleared of Extortion Attempt by Police
Union Announces Press Conference on 24th "Polic

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The 'insider whistleblowing fabrication' case at Samhwa Foods, in which employees confessed that they deliberately fabricated weaknesses that could cause fatal damage to the company under the behind-the-scenes manipulation of a former executive and provided them to the police, is becoming increasingly sensational.

This case, which has attracted great interest from local residents since early this year due to the fact that the food company is a regional local enterprise dominating the jangryu (fermented sauce) market in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area, has sparked controversy over 'targeted investigation' as the police investigation has continued for a long time until recently.

Moreover, the police judged the recorded conversation containing circumstances where the former executive, identified as the manipulator, demanded money from the company representative's wife as a 'natural situational conversation' and dismissed the case, leading to controversy over a 'lenient investigation.'

The day after this decision by the Daegu police, on the 11th, the National Police Agency dispatched investigators to Daegu and conducted a search and seizure of police officers' mobile phones along with investigation materials, putting the investigating police officers in a position of being investigated by higher-ranking police.

In this situation, the Samhwa Foods labor union announced a press conference on the 24th to expose suspicions of a planned investigation by the police, and the future battle over the truth is expected to become even more heated.

According to union officials on the 24th, the core of the exposure is that at the end of January, an investigator from the Daegu Police Agency visited the company and requested that the union file a complaint with the Daegu Police Agency under the union's name regarding Samhwa Foods' illegal activities. They claim they will disclose specific facts in preparation for the police denying such content.

The end of January mentioned by the union is after the Daegu Seongseo Police Station, which initially received the report of this case, closed the internal investigation citing 'no intelligence value.' Therefore, if the union presents concrete circumstances proving the connection between the person manipulating the employees and the police on the 24th, suspicions of a 'planned investigation' are expected to intensify further.

Regarding this, the police are also on high alert over the union's exposure announcement. In this regard, Song Min-heon, Chief of Daegu Police Agency, dismissed the controversy over excessive investigation at a press briefing with reporters on the 23rd, emphasizing, "The police do not approach investigations with personal emotions. Although I cannot explain every detail about the excessive investigation controversy, the investigation team did their best following legal procedures with evidence."

Regarding the National Police Agency's search and seizure, he drew a line, saying, "It is understood that the search and seizure were conducted on suspicion of violating the Attorney-at-Law Act, but since it is a National Police Agency investigation, I have not received a report on the matter."

Meanwhile, the Daegu Police Agency indicted Samhwa Foods on the 17th, and on the 19th, Samhwa Foods filed a complaint with the prosecution against three police officers, including the head of the investigation department, on charges of official secret leakage and dereliction of duty.

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