Seo Hoon, former head of the National Security Office, who was designated as the Blue House control tower in the 'West Sea Civil Servant Attack', was investigated for the first time after arrest at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office on the afternoon of the 5th.
Former Chief Seo is accused of instructing related ministries to delete related information in order to hide the fact that the late Lee Dae-joon, a public official of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, was shot dead at a related ministerial meeting held at around 1 am on September 23, 2020 (abuse of authority, obstruction of exercise of rights). He was arrested on the 3rd.
When the fact of being shot became known through the media on the afternoon of September 23, 2020, Lee quickly concluded that he had 'voluntarily defected to North Korea' and had him write false information in reports or press releases of related organizations such as the Ministry of National Defense, National Intelligence Service, and Korea Coast Guard (false Public documents and events) are also available.
Prosecutors, who secured new recruits for up to 20 days, conducted an investigation on the 24th and 25th of last month and interrogation of the suspect before arrest on the 2nd, from collecting intelligence to former chief Seo, who completely denied the charges, to the announcement of the interim investigation by the Coast Guard, who announced that he had voluntarily defected to North Korea. We plan to investigate the process.
Based on on-site investigations in the West Sea, the prosecution is known to have tentatively concluded that Lee did not voluntarily defect to North Korea, but fell into the sea late at night, fell into the sea, and drifted to the North.
Seo's side insisted that a non-custodial investigation be necessary in terms of the right to defend even if an arrest warrant is issued.
After comprehensively reviewing the prosecution's investigation and the former chief's intention, Seo's lawyer is expected to request a trial sooner or later and ask the court for a trial.
Seo's lawyer met with reporters before joining the investigation today and said, "Nothing has been confirmed."
Former Defense Minister Seo-wook and former Coast Guard Commissioner Kim Hong-hee, who were implicated in this case and arrested on similar charges, were also released through an arrest warrant filed ahead of the expiration of the detention period last month.
Prosecutors are expected to summon Park Ji-won, another major decision maker in the case, in the near future to investigate allegations that he ordered the National Security Office to delete or modify related information without permission and to write a report to highlight the situation in North Korea voluntarily. no see.