South Korea: Police raid Starbucks HQ over 'Tank Day' fiasco

Starbucks Korea faced major backlash after being accused of trivializing a 1980 massacre. Police say their internal investigation was not thorough enough.

People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.

The raid by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency came months after the coffee chain's "Tank Day" promotion was accused of insulting victims of South Korea's democracy movement.

Police on Wednesday conducted a search and seizure at Starbucks Korea's headquarters as part of an investigation into the company's controversial "Tank Day" promotion. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency executed a search warrant at the company's headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at around 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, roughl