Defense Minister Seo Wook said, "I received a report on the first day of disappearance, "there is no possibility of North Korea," in connection with an official of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries who was murdered by North Korean forces on the 7th.
Minister Seo pointed out, "Why did you not promptly request cooperation from the North on the 21st of last month when the report on the disappearance of a public official was received by the Coast Guard?" I couldn't judge that I was going."
He said, "I received a report at the first time and asked the working-level staff,'Is there a possibility to go to the North?'
Minister Seo replied, "I learned that I was on the North side later (the day after my disappearance, on the 22nd) through espionage."
When Minister Seo's remarks became controversial, the Ministry of National Defense clarified through a text that "I received a report from the Joint Chiefs of Staff that it was presumed that the possibility of drifting to the North was low considering the current of the tide.
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