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The ruling party's fact-finding task force on the shooting of an official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries claimed that the Ministry of National Defense changed its position on the incineration of the body under the direction of then NSC Secretary General Suh Joo-seok.

Seo Jun-seok, the former secretary general, protested, saying it was groundless.



Reporter Kim Tae-hoon reports.



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The ruling party's TF for the shooting of an official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries visited the Ministry of National Defense on the afternoon of the 23rd and received a report on the current situation related to the incident from Vice Minister of Defense Shin Beom-cheol and others, and held a fact-finding meeting.



Rep. Ha Tae-kyung, the head of the task force, said she had confirmed new facts, and she volunteered to hold a press conference in the middle of the meeting.



[Ha Tae-kyung / People's Strength Representative: (2020) On September 27, 2020, under the direction of NSC Secretary General Suh Ju-seok, an official letter was sent to the Ministry of National Defense, and a guideline was sent to change the position confirmed by the incineration of the body.



] He said that it was confirmed that the body was incinerated after killing a public official, but he changed the statement that the body was presumed to be incinerated, but it is a change of position according to the Blue House directive.



Rep. Ha also argued that there was no basis for judging North Korea in the first place, saying that the word 'North Korea' appears only once in the 7-hour conversation-length wiretapping information.



Former NSC secretary-general Seo Joo-seok completely refuted Assemblyman Ha's claim.



Seo explained, "We have only reviewed the difference between our announced position on incineration of the body and the expression of incineration of floating objects in the North Korean notice, and to reveal the difference through investigation."



He added that the North Korean situation can also be clearly identified by looking at the SI, or special information, comprehensively.