Busan Police Agency: "No Evidence Tampering in Lee Jae-myung Assault Case"

Official Rebuttal to Criticism of the Democratic Party Through Press Release

Regarding the attack incident on Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the Busan Police Agency officially refuted the Democratic Party's criticism that the police engaged in evidence tampering and inadequate investigation, stating that these claims are not true.

On the 15th, the Busan Police Agency stated in a press release that concerning the cleaning of the crime scene on the 2nd, "We had sufficiently secured evidence necessary to prove the crime, such as collecting towels and gauze stained with the weapon and blood," and added, "The scene was cleared under the judgment of the scene commander, the chief of the Busan Gangseo Police Station, after securing the necessary evidence, and it was not an act of evidence tampering."

Regarding the claim that the blood-stained dress shirt was secured late during the attack on the leader, they explained, "We applied for a search warrant on the day of the crime and received it the next day, the 3rd, but could not locate the dress shirt material, so we were continuously confirming with Busan National University Hospital and Democratic Party officials."

They continued, "On the afternoon of the 4th, we were informed by a Democratic Party official that the dress shirt was at a waste disposal company, and after obtaining another warrant, we secured the dress shirt on the 5th," adding, "The claim that we failed to secure key evidence and were late in visiting the hospital is not true."

Additionally, the Busan Police Agency reaffirmed its previous stance that the non-disclosure policy regarding the suspect’s party affiliation, personal information, and 'explanation letter (written statement)' is in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party of Korea’s Party Leader Political Terrorism Countermeasures Committee requested the police on the same day to reconsider disclosing the personal information of the suspect Kim, who wielded the weapon against leader Lee Jae-myung.

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