The South Korean prosecutor's office said that the Defense Minister of the Moon Jae-in administration at the time ordered the concealment of confidential documents related to the incident in which the crew of a South Korean fishing guidance vessel was shot dead by the North Korean army. As such, he was arrested on suspicion of abuse of authority.
South Korean media are reporting the prospect that the investigation will extend to other senior officials in the then-administration.
In this incident, the North Korean army shot dead a crew member of a fishing instruction vessel belonging to the South Korean Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in the Yellow Sea on the west side of the Korean Peninsula in September.
The South Korean Coast Guard initially explained that the crew had tried to cross over to North Korea on their own initiative, but at a press conference in June this year, they announced that they could not find any basis for this. rice field.
South Korean prosecutors investigated the response of the Moon Jae-in administration at the time and found that Defense Minister Seo Wook was asked to delete military information on crew members from the military secret system and post false information. On the 22nd, the former Defense Minister of the Soviet Union was arrested on suspicion of abuse of authority, etc.
They also arrested the then head of the Marine Police.
There was criticism that the former Moon administration, which was concerned about the worsening of relations with North Korea, attempted to systematically cover up the situation, and the South Korean media reported that Seo Hoon, director of the national security office at the presidential office at the time, was criticized. And Park Ji-won, director of the National Intelligence Service, is also expected to be investigated.