Police chief apologizes amid growing controversy over police handling of murder case

The acting national police chief apologized Friday for the growing controversy over the alleged leak of investigative information and possible destruction of evidence in a high-profile murder case by police investigators themselves.

Acting National Police Agency Commissioner Yoo Jae-seong made the apology at Incheon International Airport immediately after returning home from the United States, where he attended the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit.

The acting head of the national police ag