IFSL refutes claims that Jang Ja Yeon's letters were fabricated

[gloomyclock.livejournal.com]

Yesterday, the National Institute of Scientific Investigation claimed that Jang Ja Yeon's letters could have been fabricated. Today, SBS’s “8 o’clock News” released an interview with the chief of the International Forensic Science Laboratory, who refuted the reports of fabrication.
On March 10th, SBS reported that they had given copies of Jang Ja Yeon’s letters to a professional for a second opinion. After thoroughly studying the documents, Lee Hee Il, chief of the IFSL, revealed, “In these letters, the way that certain characters like ‘yo’ and ‘ya’ were written coincide directly with the writing habits of the late actress Jang Ja Yeon. The way the consonants and vowels were written are exactly alike, proving that these letters were written by the same person.”

(Comparison of the handwriting in the letter on the left, to Jang Ja Yeon's original handwriting on the right)

SBS further added, “It is virtually impossible for Jun to have perfected the handwriting of Jang Ja Yeon by copying the picture of her suicide note from a newspaper. He could not have written 230 letters in her copied handwriting with such limited information, and it is also unlikely that three years worth of letters were merely the result of a concocted plan.”

They continued, “The letters also reveal detailed information regarding her agency’s advancement plans, as well as information on the figures she ‘hosted’ that others would not be able to know. If anything, the letters and envelopes show that Jun tried his best to make sure that Jang Ja Yeon’s identity was not leaked through the letters.”

(NISI official reporting to the media that Jang Ja Yeon's letters might be fabricated)

A congressman of the democratic party also recently demanded that the investigators and police stop lying to the public about this alleged “fabrication”. He demanded, “The police are fooling the public. This is not the first time that investigators and the police pretended to reveal ‘information’ to the public without any proper evidence or information on even a portion of the case. You must stop this immediately.”

Netizens also refused to believe the reports by commenting, “Just because the envelopes were damaged does not mean that the details of the letters were fabricated.”



On March 8th, a women’s organization had opened a press conference in front of the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family building and demanded that proper investigations be made.

Once the Ministry failed to react or respond, one netizen began a silent one man protest in front of the Ministry of Gender Equality Building for two hours on March 10th. He held a sign that read, “A Ministry of Gender Equality & Family that remains silent in the face of Jang Ja Yeon’s controversy has no right to exist in this nation.”

Source + Photos: My Daily, Today Korea, Money Today, Suwon via Naver and allkpop

I'm so glad that this issue isn't just going away so easily.

Comments

[yellyell.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's ridiculous and disgusting.

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

This.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Seriously. I want to see how the police respond now that they've been called out.

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

I think you're asking to restructure the entire department.

[yellyell.livejournal.com]

I am so happy. This shouldn't be swept under the rug．I hope the people who were responsible get punished accordingly and that this gives others courage to speak up.

[warwarwar.livejournal.com]

god I really hope we all see justice served for this.

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

idek what to think anymore. I don't want this whole thing to just go unnoticed but I don't want anyone to be falsely blamed either. why can't korea be better with these type of cases? you'd think they'd be masters at it by now.

[jlie-ly.livejournal.com]

“The police are fooling the public. This is not the first time that investigators and the police pretended to reveal ‘information’ to the public without any proper evidence or information on even a portion of the case. You must stop this immediately.”

smh, how many cases have been swept under the rug like this.

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

all cases before Jang Jayeon and probably many after as well.

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

Nice to see a congressman getting involved in calling out probable bullshit, netizens and the media can only go so far and it's good to see some of the officials not being dodgy.

A bit weird to read the article calling the man who protested irl in from of the Ministry of Gender Equality Building a 'netizen' while what he did is out of the online realm, but I guess it's for the sake of the context.

[royalantares.livejournal.com]

Dang, a politician advocating truth and the police lying?

[devilstay.livejournal.com]

True, usually they both lie.

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

thanks for posting it here since AKP doesn't really provide a good environment for civil discussion.

I honestly felt like seeing a light in a dark tunnel after reading this article. This is more than i expected. i gotta give it to SBS for bringing this up and seemingly try to give justice to this.

“A Ministry of Gender Equality & Family that remains silent in the face of Jang Ja Yeon’s controversy has no right to exist in this nation.”

This is y i said they should take care of something more important than flagging SM THE SALAD'S song lyrics.

[lapetite-indigo.livejournal.com]

this. they could have let this go easily for the sake of not making waves in the same pond.

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

I actually expect KBS to keep quiet about this issue as many KBS PDs seem to be involved in this. I'm waiting for MBC to assist SBS in raising awareness.

[lapetite-indigo.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything you said.

[lightspeedsquid.livejournal.com]

it's really relieving to hear that people aren't just letting this go

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

ugh at the police and the people trying to cover it up, they are repulsive.

but that is great that people are finally standing up for the victim, it will not only help ja yeon's case (and make her rest in peace) but also help the other victims in many similar, sad and disgusting, situations.

[vagueclarity.livejournal.com]

dear silent protester,
thank you.

[lapetite-indigo.livejournal.com]

amazing that all these people are stepping up like this.

I'm really proud of SBS for standing by their story and standing alone while their "sister" stations aren't really saying much.

This situation needs to be transparent, because you definitely get the feeling that there's a lack of trust between the people and their institutions when it comes to money and power.

[khaus414.livejournal.com]

glad this isn't being swept under a very thick rug with all other devious and scandalous and horrible stories.
keep it out in the open, and relevant and mad props to the congressman. that is a surprise to see, but hopeful!

[big-bananas.livejournal.com]

jw, is this making the headlines in korea? does everyone know about it or is the international community more invested in this than the general public over there?

[big-bananas.livejournal.com]

Well I hope it is, the more people that know about this the better. It makes it harder to sweep all this nonsense under a rug.

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

there are 4 original Korean sources linked above. it's safe to assume that it's been making headlines since the first revelation of the letter was spread.

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

I have seen netizens spreading the list on Nate news posts to keep spreading the news

[big-bananas.livejournal.com]

Fantastic, I'm glad that the public cares. I was afraid that no one would address the issue because it would destroy hallyu~ or put their own country in a negative light.

[kim-jaejoong.livejournal.com]

justice for jayeon please.

protester guy and congressman are admirable :)

Glad the issue is gaining more and more attention

[childishgrin.livejournal.com]

A congressman of the democratic party also recently demanded that the investigators and police stop lying to the public about this alleged “fabrication”. He demanded, “The police are fooling the public. This is not the first time that investigators and the police pretended to reveal ‘information’ to the public without any proper evidence or information on even a portion of the case. You must stop this immediately.”

Him and that netizen protesting in front of the Ministry of Gender Equality Building:

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

So how many more people must die before money stops being the most important thing in certain people's lives?

[harkk.livejournal.com]

Hello random 'one man' and congressman,

(http://img861.imageshack.us/i/thumbsup.gif/)

[loki-lee.livejournal.com]

Glad they weren't able to just cover this up. GO THAT ONE NETIZEN!

[esmiux.livejournal.com]

Netizen doing a silent protest in front of the Ministry of Gender Equality Building for two hours on March 10th, you are awesome.


Other than that I'm disgusted by all of these stupidities and crap the police and NISI are pulling out of their asses, seriously afraid for all the women in South Korea.

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

Way to go IFSL! Thumbs up!

tsk tsk Police-men, try to sweep this under the rug huh? Not gonna work this time!

And you, Mr. One-Man-Protest. YOU IZ GUD JOB! :D

I'm glad many people step up and show support for this case. JJY, you may get your justice after all. and hopefully no more JJY's-like-case in the future.

GO MAKE A GOOD CHANGE, SK!

[vegasol.livejournal.com]

I smell corruption~

but seriously, this needs to stop. I'm just happy that people are taking it seriously and that the police will stay pressed cuz of the public who's calling them out.

victory for jang ja yeon!

One-ma-protest-guy, i want to marry you.

[devilstay.livejournal.com]

This, is exactly what I thought.

Rule number 1 - Never trust the police.

[waltz-in-code.livejournal.com]

hope this one becomes so big that the police is unable to ignore it

[walkingparadoxx.livejournal.com]

Great, now that the obvious is out of the way, can we get to the part where justice is served. It's already been delayed by two years.
Also, I'm really impressed that the netizen that protested is MALE. You're making progress netizens,gj

[sweetemerald513.livejournal.com]

Police, get your fucking shit together and handle this case properly.

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

that silent netizen one man march is AMAZING! i hope more will join him

[eotfofyl.livejournal.com]

There should have been a proper investigation back when the letters were first made known, and anyone involved in ignoring them deserves to be tarred and feathered. Its a shame that by now there's basically no way to launch a successful criminal action against any of these people. Probably no civil action either.

[kimivalkyrie.livejournal.com]

I think Jang Ja Yeon's been denied justice long enough, seriously. But yeah, I'm glad it looks like something's being done.

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

It's really sad that this culture of 'blaming the victim' and institutionalised misogynism in Korea keeps trying to push the issue away. Seriously, police STFD.

I adore that anonymous protestor - I have so much respect for you!