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[Sports Chosun Reporter Lee Woo-joo] Amid the disappearance of the car black box memory card considered as a ‘key evidence’ to prove the drunk driving allegations against Kim Ho-jung, the head of his management agency stated that he “swallowed” it.
According to Yonhap News TV on the 22nd, A, the head of Sarang Entertainment, who is under suspicion of destroying evidence, stated during the police investigation conducted immediately after the accident that he removed the memory card from the accident vehicle. The police are currently investigating the detailed circumstances as it has been confirmed that not only the memory card from the accident vehicle but also the memory cards from two other vehicles used by Kim Ho-jung before and after the accident have disappeared. There is also an ongoing investigation into the possibility that Kim Ho-jung may have been involved in destroying evidence.
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Kim Ho-jung is accused of causing a taxi collision on the 9th at Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and fleeing the scene. About 2 hours after the accident, his manager went to the police station and confessed that he was the one involved in the accident, but the police later confirmed through the investigation that Kim Ho-jung was the one who was driving. Upon discovering that the black box memory card from Kim Ho-jung’s vehicle had gone missing during this process, the police applied for a search and seizure warrant on the 14th and conducted searches at Kim Ho-jung’s residence and his management agency office on the 16th. The head of Kim Ho-jung’s management agency revealed, “Another manager who arrived at the scene first made the decision to remove the memory card first.”
Meanwhile, Kim Ho-jung, who initially denied drunk driving, admitted to it on the 19th and underwent police questioning on the 21st. Kim Ho-jung, who did not appear in the photo line, attended the questioning privately around 2 p.m. and completed the interrogation by 5 p.m., but he refused to leave the police station for about 8 hours and 40 minutes. It is reported that there was a disagreement between Kim Ho-jung and the police regarding standing in the photo line. Kim Ho-jung finally left the Seoul Gangnam Police Station lobby through the reporters around 10:40 p.m. and commented, “What more can a sinner like me say. I have been questioned, and I will accept any further investigations well.”
wjlee@sportschosun.com