Cho Kuk, Third Prosecutor Appearance Related to 'Yoo Jae-su Investigation Suspension Allegation'

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The prosecution is investigating former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was the Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs at the time, on the 6th in connection with allegations of the Blue House halting the inspection of former Busan Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Yoo Jae-soo. This is the third time Cho has been summoned by the prosecution regarding the allegations of halting the inspection.

The Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Jung-seop) reportedly summoned Cho in a closed session on the morning of the 6th for questioning. The prosecution is conducting supplementary investigations into the circumstances under which the decision to halt the inspection was made.

This summons comes ten days after the court dismissed the arrest warrant for Cho on the 27th of last month.

The prosecution also previously summoned Baek Won-woo, then Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs, who is known to have recommended halting the inspection of former Deputy Mayor Yoo, for the second time on the 3rd for questioning.

Baek is suspected of receiving requests to halt the inspection from ruling party figures such as Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, and Yoon Gun-young, Director of the Blue House Office for National Policy Planning, and relaying these requests to Cho.

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