Current Journalist Who Trespassed Seoul City Hall Sent to Prosecution

The 6th floor of Seoul City Hall, where the mayor's office, secretariat, and political appointee offices are located, is quiet on the 17th. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] A reporter from Chosun Ilbo who was caught secretly photographing documents after unlawfully entering the office of the Director of the Women and Family Policy Office at Seoul City Hall has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 10th, Seoul Namdaemun Police Station announced that they had sent reporter A from Chosun Ilbo, suspected of trespassing, to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office without detention on the 7th with a recommendation for indictment.

Reporter A, who had access to Seoul City Hall, is accused of secretly entering the office of Song Da-young, Director of the Women and Family Policy Office on the 9th floor of the main building of Seoul City Hall, at around 6:50 a.m. on the 17th of last month and photographing materials. At that time, an employee of the city hall witnessed the act, and it is reported that reporter A deleted the photos taken.

Seoul City confirmed reporter A's unauthorized entry through closed-circuit television (CCTV) and reported him to the police on the 20th of last month. Seoul City immediately submitted a complaint the next day and underwent a complainant investigation on the 24th.

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