“Releasing ‘Punk’ Song After Someone’s Death”… Public Outrage at Director Kim Chang-min’s Assault Suspect, Prosecution Forms Task Force

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[My Daily = Reporter Gwak Myeong-dong] As the controversy over the insufficient investigation by the prosecution and police into the case of the late Director Kim Chang-min, who died after being violently assaulted by a group of people in their 20s, intensifies, the prosecution has formed a specialized investigation team and officially embarked on a supplementary investigation.

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The Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office announced that they had organized a nine-member dedicated team to handle the injury-related death case of Director Kim, transferred from the Guri Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on the 2nd. This move is interpreted as a measure to dispel concerns over an insufficient investigation, which arose after the repeated rejection of arrest warrants for the suspects.

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The Group in Their 20s Rendered Director Kim Unconscious, Then Assaulted Him Indiscriminately

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The incident occurred on October 20 last year. At that time, Director Kim, who was with his son who has autism traits, visited a restaurant in Guri City, Gyeonggi, and got into a dispute with a group of men in their 20s. According to witnesses, the assailants put Director Kim in a so-called ‘rear naked choke’ until he lost consciousness and then subjected him to an indiscriminate group assault. Shockingly, they continued to assault the unconscious Director Kim by dragging him outside the restaurant, and some even laughed at the fallen director, intensifying public outrage. Director Kim, who was declared brain dead from the assault, ultimately saved four lives through organ donation before passing away.

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The Police’s Complacent Response and the Family’s Anger

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The bereaved family is strongly protesting, stating that the entire process, from the initial response to the investigation of the suspects, was inadequate. Initially, the police applied for an arrest warrant for only one of the initial assailants, which was rejected by the prosecution, and subsequent warrants for two individuals were also denied by the court following a supplementary investigation.

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Director Kim’s father expressed his frustration by saying, “How can they judge there was only one assailant when anyone can see the truth from the CCTV footage? Only after strong opposition did they increase the number of suspects to two, demonstrating how extremely insufficient the initial investigation was.”

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However, the Guri Police Station of Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency invited criticism from the public by stating, “It is based on the investigator’s judgment, and just because the judgment is wrong does not mean the investigation was wrongly conducted.”

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Outrage Grows Over the Brazen Actions of the Assailants

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While the investigation drags on, the identities of the males identified as suspects have spread across online communities and YouTube. Additionally, there is rising controversy as allegations emerged that one of the suspects, Mr. A, released a hip-hop music track early last month following the incident.

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The song in question included lyrics describing a change in himself, with lines such as “The pure me is already gone,” and “Becoming a delinquent.” Netizens who encountered this criticized, “It’s chilling that someone who caused a person’s death would release such a song.”

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With the controversy over the insufficient investigation, it remains to be seen if the newly organized prosecutorial special team will clearly investigate the case’s truth and provide justice to the bereaved family through this supplementary investigation.

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