Police complete search of Starbucks headquarters over 'Tank Day' allegations
Police conducted a search of the Starbucks headquarters on August 5, amid allegations that the company's 'Tank Day' promotion insulted victims of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit found indications of a flawed internal audit submitted by Shinsegae Group, which led to the issuance of a search warrant.
From 8:50 a.m. to 6:24 p.m. on the same day, about 40 investigators from the Public Crime Investigation Unit searched the Starbucks Korea headquarters in the Centerfield building in Gangnam, Seoul, as well as the homes of former CEO Jeong Hyun-son and other executives.
Ruling party recommends special prosecutor candidates for election investigation
The Democratic Party of Korea has nominated three candidates for a special prosecutor to investigate the shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections.On August 5, the party announced, "In accordance with Article 4 of the law regarding the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged infringement of citizens' voting rights during the 9th nationwide local elections, we have recommended three members for the Special Prosecutor Candidate Recommendation Committee."
The candidates include attorney Jo Du-hyun, attorney Jo Gi-yeon, and Sogang University political science and diplomacy associate professor Ha Sang-eung.
Jo Du-hyun previously served as the head of the Sokcho branch of the Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office. Jo Gi-yeon is currently a member of the Ministry of Education's Administrative Sanctions Committee, while Professor Ha chairs the Political Reform Committee of the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice.
Second special prosecutor team investigates HID unit's North Korean training
The second comprehensive special prosecutor team, led by Kwon Chang-young, conducted an on-site investigation on August 5 at the Special Mission Unit (HID) in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, which is under suspicion of foreign exchange violations.The comprehensive special prosecutor team, which is investigating remaining allegations following the third special prosecutor cases (related to insurrection, Kim Geon-hee, and deceased Marines), visited the HID unit to examine the circumstances surrounding a 'North Korean infiltration training' conducted just before the declaration of martial law on December 3.
The investigation revealed that the intelligence agency had conducted multiple infiltration training sessions using HID personnel from March 2024 until November of that year, one month before the martial law was declared.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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