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Two years ago, in the northern sea of ​​the West Sea, a civil servant belonging to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries was shot dead by the North Korean army and then burned to death.

At that time, the military and coast guard made North Korea a reality, but the final investigation resulted in the opposite conclusion.



By Son Hyeong-an, staff reporter.



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One year and nine months after the murder of a public official in the West Sea, the Coast Guard released the final investigation result.



The Coast Guard said that it did not find the intention of North Korean defector A, an official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, which is a key issue in this case.



[Park Sang-chun / Incheon Maritime Police Chief: A comprehensive investigation was conducted, but no evidence was found to confirm the intention to defect to North Korea.]



The Coast Guard conducted an on-site investigation and an international cooperative investigation, but explained that no evidence was found.



The Ministry of National Defense said that it was only estimated that North Korea was going to North Korea based on the intelligence at the time, but it was not conclusive.



The Coast Guard also decided to suspend the investigation into the North Korean soldier who committed the murder.



He said he would offer his condolences to the bereaved family for the prolonged investigation.



[Lee Rae-jin / Bereaved of a deceased public official: How ruthless evidence have you been making and saying things to make evidence of the circumstances of North Korea?

It's complicated because (they) changed their positions to the opposite.] The



presidential office gave meaning to the fact that the Moon Jae-in administration responded to the request of the bereaved family to find out the truth.



On the other hand, Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Geon-young, who served as the head of the Blue House National Affairs Office, strongly criticized the distortion of security information according to the taste of the regime as an act of self-harm.