Sewol Ferry Special Prosecutor's Office Conducts Search and Seizure of Supreme Prosecutors' Office Digital Evidence Management System

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The special prosecution team led by Hyunju Lee, investigating allegations of evidence tampering in the Sewol ferry disaster, conducted a search and seizure at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 14th.

The Sewol special prosecution announced that they have been conducting a search and seizure of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office's integrated digital evidence management system server since the morning of the same day. This search aims to secure videos or related materials connected to the collection process of the DVR, the CCTV storage device of the Sewol ferry, and it is known that the materials under investigation include those previously handled by the prosecution's Sewol special investigation team and the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office.

Earlier, since the 7th, the special prosecution also conducted searches and seizures at the Navy and the Coast Guard, securing and analyzing over 30 boxes of documents and more than 100TB (terabytes) of electronic information. Additionally, since the investigation began last month until this day, they summoned and questioned 11 related personnel, including members of the Social Disaster Committee, the 4·16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Special Investigation Committee, and the Coast Guard, as witnesses.

The special prosecution stated, "We will carry out all possible investigations to uncover the truth behind the allegations through reviewing records, analyzing seized materials, hearing statements from those involved, and objective verification." The Sewol special prosecution can investigate for 60 days until the 11th of next month and may extend the period by 30 days with presidential approval if necessary.

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