'Deletion of Itaewon Report' Police Informant Released on Bail
Two police intelligence officers who were detained and indicted on charges of ordering the deletion of an internal report related to the Itaewon Halloween festival have been released on bail.
![Former Yongsan Police Station Intelligence Chief Kim Jin-ho (left) and former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Public Safety Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Division Chief Park Seong-min, who are accused of ordering the deletion of internal police reports related to the Itaewon tragedy, are being released on bail on the afternoon of the 21st at Seoul Southern Detention Center in Guro-gu, Seoul. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023062120562371826_1687348582.jpg)
Former Yongsan Police Station Intelligence Chief Kim Jin-ho (left) and former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Public Safety Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Division Chief Park Seong-min, who are accused of ordering the deletion of internal police reports related to the Itaewon tragedy, are being released on bail on the afternoon of the 21st at Seoul Southern Detention Center in Guro-gu, Seoul.
[Image source=Yonhap News]
According to the prosecution on the 21st, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office directed the release of former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Public Safety Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Division Chief Park Seong-min and former Yongsan Police Station Intelligence Division Chief Kim Jin-ho in the afternoon.
Earlier, the Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Western District Court (Presiding Judge Bae Seong-jung) approved the bail requests of former Chief Park and former Chief Kim, who are accused of instructing the destruction of public electronic records and evidence tampering. The conditions for bail included submitting a written pledge to attend the trial and not tamper with evidence, residence restrictions, and payment of a 50 million KRW deposit. Of the 50 million KRW deposit, 30 million KRW can be substituted with a surety bond.
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They are accused of ordering the deletion of an intelligence report that anticipated crowds gathering in Itaewon during Halloween Day and carrying out the order. Former Chief Park is suspected of instructing frontline intelligence chiefs, including former Chief Kim, via messenger on November 2 last year to delete the intelligence report warning of possible crowds in Itaewon on Halloween Day. Former Chief Kim is also under investigation for ordering his subordinates to delete the report stored on work PCs.
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