Minister of National Defense Seo Wook is attending the Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 12th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Minister of National Defense Seo Wook is attending the Cabinet meeting held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 12th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution investigating the 'West Sea Public Official Shooting Incident' summoned former Minister of National Defense Seo Wook for questioning on the 13th.


The Public Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Hee-dong) summoned former Minister Seo on this day. This is the first time the prosecution has summoned a minister-level official in connection with this case.


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The prosecution is examining allegations that the Moon Jae-in administration's Blue House, despite being aware of the shooting of the late Lee Dae-jun, a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official, in September 2020, did not immediately disclose the incident and attempted to cover it up. At that time, former Minister Seo was accused by Lee's bereaved family of ordering the deletion of military secrets, including intercepted information, on charges of abuse of authority and damage to official electronic records.


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