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letter written to the president by the son of a high school student, Lee Mo, a civil servant who was killed by a North Korean military gun, has been released.

It was said that he could not believe the government announcement that his father went north on his own, but President Moon Jae-in said he was in pain and asked to wait for the results of the investigation by the Coast Guard.



This is reporter Jung Kyung-yoon.



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Rae-jin, the elder brother of a fishing guidance officer, held a press conference and read a letter written by Lee's high school student's son to President Moon Jae-in.



It makes no sense to say that a skinny father, who has never learned to swim professionally, went against the tide. It is unbelievable that the government announced that he had fled to North Korea and asked to restore his honor.



[Lee Rae-jin/missing civil servant hyung (letter read): When my dad was brutally killed, I would like to ask what the country was doing and why he couldn't protect him.]



President Moon responded immediately.



"I understand the heart of my son who lost my father, and I am also in pain," and said, "Let's wait for the results of the investigation and search of the Coast Guard," said Kang Min-seok, a Blue House spokesman.



He added that when the letter arrives at the Blue House, the president will write a reply.



The president has asked to wait for the results of the maritime police's final investigation, but the bereaved is in a position that waiting more is pointless.



After requesting a fact-finding investigation at the United Nations Human Rights Office in Seoul, the Ministry of National Defense requested that the North Korean military contact interception file and related video be released containing the situation at the time of the murder.



The National Assembly's National Defense Council also encountered today (6th) over the issue of calling the deceased official's brother as a witness.



[Ha Tae-kyung/National Power Member: Even those who will come out voluntarily, the National Assembly is blocking the public opinion.

The ruling party is blocking it.]



[Hwanghee/Democratic Party Member: All the testimonies and arguments of your elder brother are already well known through various media and briefings.] In the



end, the government sentiment to the Ministry of Defense tomorrow without even agreeing to adopt only one witness. This is now open.



(Video coverage: Jo Young, Jeil, and Hyeonsang Kim, Video editing: Cheolho Chae)