Gwangju murder case sparks calls for legislative reform

Lawmakers are seeking legislative changes to limit an exemption of liability for relatives of criminal suspects who harbor offenders and tamper with evidence in the wake of a Gwangju murder case in which the suspect's father, a police officer, allegedly tampered with evidence.

On Wednesday, Democratic Party of Korea Rep.

Kim Dong-ah and nine other lawmakers proposed a bill to amend the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

The proposal would add a new article, 14-2, stating that " ...