NIS Responds to Allegations of Personal Use of Security Strategy Institute Office: "We Will Do Our Best to Uncover the Truth"

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu Reporter] The National Intelligence Service (NIS) issued a statement on the 4th saying it will "do its best to uncover the truth" regarding allegations that the former deputy director of the National Security Strategy Institute, an affiliated agency, used the office for personal purposes and invited women for drinking gatherings.

In a notice sent to the press corps on the same day, the NIS stated, "There have been many inquiries about recent reports in some media regarding the former deputy director of the National Security Strategy Institute causing disturbances. We would like to inform you of the NIS's position," adding, "As an affiliated agency of the Strategy Institute, the NIS has initiated procedures to verify the facts."

Earlier, some media outlets raised suspicions that a former deputy director, who was specially recruited from Moon Jae-in's presidential campaign and assigned to the Strategy Institute, personally used some rooms in a building owned by the Strategy Institute located in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and invited outside women for drinking parties.

Additionally, the NIS added, "Considering that the reports such as 'private use of the Strategy Institute office and drinking parties in security facilities' would be unacceptable if true, we will do our utmost to thoroughly investigate these allegations."

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