'Employment Corruption Allegations' Former NIS Director Park Ji-won Undergoes 8-Hour Police Investigation... Silent

Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Ji-won, who is accused of recruitment corruption during his tenure, underwent police interrogation for about eight hours.

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On the 1st, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency summoned former Director Park as a suspect and questioned him from around 10 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. on charges of abuse of authority and obstruction of business.

Former Director Park is accused of 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 following proper procedures.

After the investigation, former Director Park remained silent in response to reporters' questions about whether it was true that the hires were made without appropriate procedures and what statements he made to the police.

When entering for the interrogation that morning, former Director Park also did not answer reporters' questions such as "Did you directly order the hiring of two close aides?" and "Do you admit to the charges?"

Earlier, regarding the allegations of improper hiring by former Director Park, the police summoned former Blue House National Security Office Chief Suh Hoon for questioning on the 10th of last month. In May, the police conducted searches and seizures at the residences of former Director Park and former Chief Suh, as well as at the Secretary-General's office and Opportunity Adjustment Office within the NIS in Naegok-dong, Seocho-gu.

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