Police Summon and Investigate Public Officials Managing Social Service Workers Involved as Accomplices in the 'Baksa Bang' Case

Public service worker Choi, suspected of leaking personal information to Doctor's Room operator Jo Joo-bin, is leaving the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, after completing the warrant hearing on the morning of the 3rd.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Public officials who worked with a former social service agent, who illegally accessed and provided personal information to Jo Joo-bin (24, detained and indicted), the operator of the Telegram 'Baksa Room,' were investigated by the police as suspects.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit on Digital Sex Crimes announced on the 14th that on the 11th, they summoned and investigated two current and former public officials working at Songpa District Office in Seoul and Yeongtong District Office in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, on charges of neglect of duty.

They are suspected of neglecting their duties while supervising Choi (26, detained), who worked at a resident center in Songpa District, and Kang (24, detained), who worked at Yeongtong District Office.

Choi was detained on charges of illegally accessing the personal information of about 200 people while assisting with issuing resident registration certificates and extracts at the resident center, and providing the personal information of 17 individuals to Jo Joo-bin. Kang was also detained and is on trial for accessing the personal information of female victims and their families, then passing it to Jo Joo-bin and requesting retaliation.

During police investigations, the public officials reportedly stated that they had handed over IDs and passwords with personal information access rights to the social service agents. The police plan to determine the presence or absence of charges based on their statements and the collected evidence.

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