On August 4, the police launched a compulsory investigation into a law firm office where a lawyer suspected of acting as a broker in the 'detention center bribery allegations' case works.
The Serious Crime Investigation Division of the National Investigation Headquarters at the National Police Agency conducted a search and seizure at two law firms: one where lawyer A previously worked, and another where A is currently employed.
Lawyer A is alleged to have sent money to a prison officer on four occasions between July last year and May this year, at the request of client B, who is currently detained at Seoul Detention Center. The amounts ranged from at least 2 million won to as much as 10 million won per transaction, with a total sum reaching approximately 20 million won.
The prison officer provided B with conveniences in exchanging letters and medications, and B is currently assigned to a single-occupancy cell.
The police have booked A on charges of bribery and are investigating whether the prison officer was involved in B's assignment to a single-occupancy cell.
On July 28, the police discovered that a prison officer had allegedly received bribes from inmates affiliated with the 'Shin Sevenpa' group through a broker in exchange for single-occupancy cell assignments. The police then conducted a search and seizure at the Correctional Headquarters of the Ministry of Justice and Seoul Detention Center.
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