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relation to the Itaewon disaster, we also reported that the police information line overlooked the report concerned about the risk of an accident, and also collected civic groups and media trends in awareness of public opinion criticizing the police.

However, after this report came out, the circumstances in which the suspects ordered the deletion of the report were included in the results of the prosecution's investigation.



This is reporter Kim Hyung-rae's exclusive report.



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[SBS 8 News (October 31 of last year): It has been confirmed that there was a prior report that there was a safety accident concern inside the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul.



] When SBS reported that a report had been submitted pointing out the report, Seong-Min Park, then head of the information department at Seoul Metropolitan Government, called Kim Jin-ho, head of the intelligence department at Yongsan-seo.



After confirming how SBS knew about the contents, Director Park worried that the burden on the police organization would increase.



The next day, SBS obtained and additionally disclosed a confidential document prepared by the National Police Agency by collecting public opinion information from civic groups and the media two days after the disaster.



[SBS 8 News (November 1 of last year): It was confirmed that (document) also contained information that there were signs that the theory of government responsibility would be highlighted.]



At 8:30 pm, right after the report, Director Park's response became more stern. appeared to be



In a chat room where information chiefs from 31 police stations under the Seoul Metropolitan Government gathered, they instructed, "The media is covering police issues, so manage so that unnecessary documents are not left behind."



The next morning, in the same chat room, he repeatedly emphasized, “Do not keep documents that do not conform to the regulations in preparation for seizure and search,” and an hour later, he called Manager Kim directly and said, “If you have given the instructions, understand the meaning properly.” It was found to be under pressure.



Prosecutors believed that the message was an instruction to delete all related reports from the Yongsan Police Station Information Division, and brought the two men to trial on charges of instigating the destruction of evidence.



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Lee Sang-min, CG: Jegal-chan·Lee Jun-ho)