Prosecutors Re-summon Support Officer and Duty Soldier Regarding 'Choo Mi-ae Son Allegations'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The prosecution is reported to have re-summoned and investigated individuals related to the investigation of preferential leave allegations during the military service of Seo Mo (27), son of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae.

According to legal circles on the 10th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Deok-gon) summoned and investigated Captain A, who was an officer in Seo's unit, and duty soldier B, who reportedly received Seo's absence from leave report, the day before.

Captain A, who was the support officer of Seo's unit, testified during a witness investigation in June that he received a phone call inquiring about an extension of leave from a person who introduced himself as an aide to Assemblywoman Choo. However, it was later revealed that this statement was omitted from the prosecution's witness statement, causing controversy.

B claimed in media interviews that "while on evening duty on June 25, 2017, he confirmed Seo's absence from return and later received instructions from a superior unit captain to 'not report it as absence but list him as on leave'." B is also known to have undergone his first investigation by the prosecution in June.

Meanwhile, the prosecution conducted a search and seizure last month at hospitals including the Armed Forces Yangju Hospital, where Seo received medical treatment during his service as a KATUSA soldier. The prosecution is analyzing the materials obtained from the search to ascertain the circumstances under which Seo was granted leave.

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