'Employment Corruption Allegations' Former NIS Director Park Ji-won Appears at Police Station

Investigation on Charges of Abuse of Authority and Obstruction of Business

Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Ji-won, who is under investigation for allegations of recruitment corruption during his tenure, appeared at the police station on the 1st.

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won, who is under investigation for allegations of recruitment corruption during his tenure, is appearing at the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 1st.
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The Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency summoned Park as a suspect on charges of abuse of authority and obstruction of business and questioned him on the morning of the same day.

Park is accused of recommending and hiring his close aides Kang Mo and Park Mo as research fellows at the National Security Strategy Institute (Strategy Institute), an affiliated organization of the NIS, in August 2020 without undergoing procedures such as document screening and interviews.

Earlier, on June 10, the police summoned former Blue House National Security Office Chief Suh Hoon for questioning regarding allegations of unfair recruitment of close aides to the Strategy Institute during his tenure as NIS Director.

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