<Anchor> The



maritime police, who have been investigating the disappearance of a civil servant who was shot and killed by the North Korean military, announced the results of an interim investigation that Lee appears to have fled North Korea.



First, reporter Kang Min-woo summarizes the basis for the sea-kyung's judgment.



<Reporter> The



Haekyung mentioned five reasons for determining that Mr.

Lee

was trying to escape from North Korea.



These are three evidences confirmed by the Ministry of Defense data, including interception information, and two estimates by the Coast Guard's own investigation.



First, according to the Ministry of Defense data, there was a situation that the dead Lee wore a life jacket and was dependent on a float, and the North knew detailed personal information such as Lee's name as well as his hometown and height. The Haekyung said.



In the maritime affairs investigation, Mr. Lee was well aware of the sea area around Yeonpyeong Island, and at that time, it was difficult to say that Mr. Lee went to the north by a simple drift due to the current flow.



As a result of the analysis of the currents of four organizations, if it was a simple drift, Mr. Lee should have been in the southwest of the sea 2.2km south of Soyeonpyeong Island, the point of disappearance, but was actually found 38km northwest. Insisted that it should be seen.



[Sung-Hyun Yoon/Director of Investigation Information Bureau of the Maritime Police Agency: Experts have opinions that there is a possibility to move when wearing such a buoyancy system or a life jacket, if health conditions are in certain circumstances.



The Haekyung also revealed that Lee's debt amounted to 330 million won, of which Internet gambling debt amounted to 270 million won by answering reporters' questions.



The Coast Guard said that it could not be concluded that it was just for this reason, and that it would continue to investigate the motives.



(Video coverage: Lim Dong-guk, video editing: Kim Seon-tak)



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