Park Ji-won on Travel Ban: "Prosecutors Keep Doing Comedy... I Have No Intention to Leave"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Myunghwan] Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won criticized the prosecution's travel ban against him on the 15th, saying, "The prosecution continues to perform a comedy."

On the same day, Park posted on his social media, "The prosecution's showy belated actions continue even under the government of a president who was formerly the Prosecutor General," adding, "If the NIS files a complaint and the prosecution conducts a search and seizure, isn't a travel ban the expected next step?"

Park is accused of unauthorized deletion of intelligence-related reports when Lee Dae-jun, a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official, was killed by North Korean forces in the West Sea in September 2020 (charges include abuse of authority under the National Intelligence Service Act and damage to official electronic records). On the 6th, Park was reported by the NIS regarding these two cases and became subject to prosecution investigation. He has denied deleting intelligence-related reports during his tenure.

Park emphasized, "I have no overseas travel plans, and if I am reported, I have no intention of leaving," adding, "Park Ji-won is neither cowardly nor timid as you think." He also stated, "No official from the Moon Jae-in administration who knew about being reported in connection with this case has left the country."

On the same day, the prosecution imposed a travel ban on former NIS Director Park Ji-won in connection with incidents during the Moon Jae-in administration, including the "West Sea official killing" and the "repatriation of North Korean fishermen." For Seo Hoon, former director of the Blue House National Security Office currently in the U.S., measures were taken to automatically notify the prosecution upon his entry into the country.

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