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The bereaved family of the late Lee Dae-jun, a public official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, who was killed by North Korean forces in the West Sea, has additionally filed a complaint with the prosecution once morest Seo Ju-seok, secretary-general of the National Security Council at the time of the Moon Jae-in administration.
Lee Rae-jin, the older brother of the late Mr. Lee, today charged the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office with the abuse of power and false public documents once morest Seo Joo-seok, former NSC secretary general, former Blue House chief civil affairs administrator, who was called the “King of the Coast Guard”, Yoon Seong-hyeon, then chief of the Namhae Coast Guard, and Kim Tae-gyun, the head of the Ulsan Maritime Police Station. He was charged with writing, etc.
The bereaved family is investigating whether the Ministry of National Defense changed its position on the incineration of the deceased’s body under the instructions of the former Director-General, and whether an administrator called ‘King Hae-gyeong’ delivered the Blue House guidelines ‘focus on North Korea and investigate’. insisted that it be revealed.
In addition, the Coast Guard officials who drove the deceased to North Korea framed that they were promoted following the incident, demanding that they suspend their duties, arrest them, and investigate.
Previously, the bereaved family filed a complaint with the prosecution on the 22nd, saying that former National Security Office Director Seo Hoon, former Blue House chief of civil affairs Kim Jong-ho, and former civil affairs secretary Lee Kwang-cheol determined the deceased to be North Korean defectors and exerted pressure on the announcement of the results of the investigation by the Coast Guard.
