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It has also been confirmed that Seo Hoon, a former secretary of the National Intelligence Service, who is suspected of being involved in the murder of a public official in the West Sea and the forcible repatriation of North Korean fishermen, was also summoned from the United States.
It has only been five months since he was dispatched to the US Embassy as a Counselor from the National Intelligence Service, so attention is focused on the connection with the investigation of the former director.
Correspondent Choi Jung-rak from Washington.
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On the 30th of last month, it was confirmed that the former secretary of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) was also summoned prior to returning home from the United States.
Counselor Son Mo, who was dispatched from the National Intelligence Service to the US Embassy in Seoul, was suddenly assigned on the 22nd of last month, and was on his way home on the 27th.
Counselor Son Mo was assigned to the US embassy at the end of February, and it is evaluated that “it is very unusual to be summoned following 5 months.”
At the U.S. embassy, not only Counselor Son Mo, but also the National Intelligence Service’s first-class Politics Officer 2 were suspended and summoned to their home countries.
Counselor Sohn Mo served as a secretary and attendant during the former Blue House security chief Suh Hoon, and it is known that he met during his visit to the United States this time.
Former Director Suh was accused of early termination of the joint investigation of two North Korean defectors in 2019 by the National Intelligence Service, and it seems likely that Counselor Son Mo was also investigated.
▶ Standing : Choi Jung-rak / Correspondent (Washington)
– “In this regard, the embassy in the US reacts sensitively, saying, “We do not know the personnel-related parts. This is MBN News Choi Jung-rak from Washington.”
Video editing: Choi Hyung-chan
