<Anchor> The
public interest reporter, who triggered the investigation of the alleged illegal departure ban by Kim Hak-eui, former Vice Minister of Justice, requested the National Rights Commission to protect the reporter.
This is because criticism has been raised for leaking business secrets, and yet another controversy has arisen apart from the prosecution's investigation.
This is Sohn Hyung-an.
<Reporter> In
March last year, a public interest reporter who reported that there was illegality in the process of urgently banning former Vice Minister Kim Hak-e from leaving the country requested the National Rights Committee to protect his personal affairs.
According to the relevant laws, they are asked not to be subject to any disadvantages or disciplinary action, but the rights committee started the procedure immediately.
The reason the public interest reporter finds the protective shield of the law is because offensive statements against him are constantly erupting.
The first person who opened fire was Cha Gyu-geun, head of the Immigration Department of the Justice Department, who is on the line of suspected illegal withdrawal.
Headquarter Cha said, "The public interest reporter seems to be an official at the prosecution," and said, "We will review the accusation for leaking business confidentiality."
It is pointed out that it is a problem to hand over the entire investigation record to a specific political party, but some politicians in the passport agree with it.
[Kim Jong-min/Deocratic Democratic Party Member: It is a suspicious matter that clearly suspects that the investigation data has been leaked.
I think a strict investigation should be done on this point.]
The public interest reporter refutes that there is no legal problem with reporting to a member of the National Assembly, which is a reporting agency, and that even if the contents contain official secrets, responsibility is reduced or exempted.
There is a controversy over where to redirect reports of illegal withdrawals and external pressures raised by public interest reporters.
When the KFTC announced that it would consider sending it to the airlift, the public interest reporter demanded that it be sent to the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office, which is conducting a related investigation, rather than the airlifter that was not properly appointed, and the Kwonik Committee suddenly changed its position.
(Video coverage: Seo Jinho, Video editing: Wonhee Won)