By Lim Se-jun, The Herald Business
Shin Ki-sun, head of the Bonghwa-gun Residents' Committee for Youngpoong's Seokpo Smelter, and Lim Deok-ja, head of the Upper Nakdong River Environmental Damage Residents' Committee, staged a picket protest Monday afternoon outside the main gate of the Korean National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, calling for a reinvestigation of Youngpoong Group chairman Chang Hyung-jin.
The Seoul Gangnam Police Station dismissed a complaint against Chang in December 2025, citing a lack of evidence that he exercised effective control after resigning as CEO, the expiration of the statute of limitations on charges from his time in office, and acquittals handed down to some related executives. The two representatives held the protest to denounce police for closing the case without summoning Chang for questioning and to urge the prompt convening of an investigation review committee.
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