The prosecution investigating the suspicion of'preferential leave' during the military service of the son of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae, Seo Mo (27), is confiscating the Ministry of National Defense today (15th).



According to the prosecution, the first criminal division of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office (Director Prosecutor Kim Deok-gon) is sending investigators to the Department of Defense's Comptroller's Office, Civil Affairs Office, and the National Defense Computer Intelligence Agency to secure computer data related to the suspicion of the son of Minister Chu.



The prosecution is known to be unable to confirm the confiscation target, but is known to have server records related to Minister Chu's complaint for extending his son's vacation.



In 2017, Seo served as a KATUSA Soldier of the US 2nd Division, ROK Army Support Group in Korea, and spent a total of 23 days in succession with 1st and 2nd sick leave and personal vacation.



During this process, suspicions were raised that the couple and former aides had called military officials several times over the issue of extending vacation days.



In the record of Seo's second sick leave interview on June 15, 2017, recorded in the solidarity integrated administration system that manages the administrative affairs of the military base, the information regarding vacation is "confirmed that my parents made a complaint after consulting with my parents." .



In the first place, it was known that the transcript of the civil complaint was deleted from the storage system of the Ministry of Defense call center after the storage period of 3 years, but it was found to remain on the main server.



In addition, it is reported that the call log, including the phone number that came to the Ministry of Defense's complaints room, was also stored.



It is expected that the prosecution will secure these records to determine who was calling and whether the call was a simple complaint call or if there was any part that could be considered as a request or external pressure.