Patriotic Patrol Team Files Complaints Against Former Ministers Cho Kuk and Park Sang-ki for "Obstructing Illegal Foreign Currency Withdrawal Investigation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The conservative-leaning group Patriot Patrol Team has filed a police complaint against former Ministers of Justice Cho Kuk and Park Sang-ki on charges of obstructing the prosecution's investigation related to the illegal travel ban case of former Deputy Minister of Justice Kim Hak-ui.

On the 20th, the Patriot Patrol Team held a press conference in front of the National Investigation Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, stating, "On behalf of the people, we are filing charges against them for obstruction of official duties and abuse of authority for abusing power to block the prosecution's legitimate investigation."

Based on the indictment of Lee Sung-yoon, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, the group claimed that then Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs Cho Kuk obstructed the investigation by the Anyang branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which was trying to investigate Prosecutor Lee Kyu-won in March 2019 regarding the illegal travel ban case of former Deputy Minister Kim. They also stated that former Minister Park Sang-ki used his authority to block the Anyang branch's investigation by ordering former Director of the Prosecutor's Office Yoon Dae-jin to ascertain the situation.

The allegations that former Ministers Cho Kuk and Park Sang-ki were involved in the travel ban of former Deputy Minister Kim are currently being investigated by the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office.

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