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Gwangju murder case sparks calls for legislative reform

koreaherald.com · 13dShare

Lawmakers are seeking legislative changes to limit an exemption of liability for relatives of criminal suspects who harbor offenders and tamper with evidence in the wake of a Gwangju murder case in which the suspect's father, a police officer, allegedly tampered with evidence. On Wednesday, Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Kim Dong-ah and nine other lawmakers proposed a bill to amend the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. The proposal would add a new article, 14-2, stating that "

First report: Police launch reform committee after alleged mishandling of Gwangju murder investigation — en.yna.co.kr, 15d