Chaebol (Mis)Chief Cinco Friday, June 08, 2007
South Korean prosecutors raid police stations, golf courses
South Korean government prosecutors investigating a gangland-style kidnapping and mauling case involving Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-youn have raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency office, two district police stations, and three golf clubs near the capital.
The authorities seized documents, computer hard drives, and other records from the police offices and the golf establishments in a bid to gather more evidence against several high-ranking officers allegedly involved in a failed cover-up of the case against Kim.
The Seoul police chief and several senior officers were earlier sacked and placed under investigation for allegedly trying to whitewash the case.
Meanwhile, National Police Agency chief Lee Taek-soon is accused of having played golf with a Hanwha executive who allegedly tried to seek leniency for his boss.
Kim, who belongs to South Korea's ten wealthiest men, was formally indicted earlier this week for the abduction and mauling of nightclub workers who allegedly had an argument with his son last March.
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