Minister Choi Mi-ae said, "There is nothing to misunderstand."

Minister Chu added on his Facebook page late yesterday (9th) and said, "If you continue to misrepresent such as association with certain lawmakers and damage your credit, you will be informed in advance that you will have to take appropriate measures."

"The time when the suggestion from the Greatsword was reported to him was 6:22 yesterday," he said. "At 6:40, I wrote a text saying that it was different from my instructions and sent it to KakaoTalk Messenger."


He added, "After confirming the alternative contents of the Greatsword that includes the investigation team, we sent a revised supplementary modification of the investigation team including the prosecutor's office again at 7:22 PM to clarify the meaning."

And afterwards, "Their orders were immediately shared through the Ministry of Justice's Telbang (telegram room). I ordered it."

Secretary Chu approved two texts, but only one in the spokesperson's office was released to the media, so it is not a leak.

As a basis for supporting his explanation, Minister Chu captured some of the social media conversations he had with officials of the Justice Department and posted them on Facebook.

The Ministry of Justice said there are no plans for further action, such as a self-investigation on the spread of the officials' entrance statement, other than the explanations released yesterday.

Minister Choo, Choi, and aides suspected of leaking Gaan were accused by two civil society organizations today on charges of leaking trade secrets.

(Photo=Choo Secretary Facebook capture, Yonhap News)