Announcement of the results of the interim audit … A total of 20 people from 5 institutions were accused of negligence, etc.
On the 13th, the Board of Audit and Inspection asked the prosecution to investigate a total of 20 people belonging to five agencies in relation to handling the murder of a public official in the West Sea during the Moon Jae-in administration. .
A large number of key Moon Jae-in government security lines are known to have been included in the investigation, including former director of the Blue House National Security Bureau Suh Hoon, former director of the intelligence service. national Park Ji-won and former Defense Minister Seo Watch.
They were charged with negligence, abuse of power and writing of false public documents.
In a press release released on the same day, the Board of Audit and Inspection announced that it had taken this action following the audit of 18 people, including the staff of the Special Investigation Bureau, over the past 57 days.
The Board of Audit and Inspection pointed out that even after it was discovered that the late Lee Dae-jun, a former official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, was found in North Korean waters on September 22, 2020, no action according to the crisis management manual and the facts have been covered up.
Immediately after the incident, the initial response measures of the Security Bureau, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Intelligence Service and the Coast Guard were all inadequate and it is concluded that Lee was meanwhile killed by a gunshot. from North Korea.
The Board of Audit and Inspection pointed out that there was a problem in the process to determine whether Lee voluntarily defected to North Korea and whether his body was incinerated even after the devastation.
First, as to whether or not he voluntarily deserted, the authorities did not analyze or review information showing the possibility that Mr. Lee’s intention to defect to North Korea was low.
The audit also revealed that the Security Bureau has issued a policy to ensure that other organizations respond to North Korea voluntarily and consistently throughout the process.
The Board of Audit and Inspection also pointed out that the Ministry of National Defense initially admitted that Mr. Lee’s body had been incinerated by the North Korean military, but changed its official position to reply that it was uncertain or that further investigation was needed according to the policy of the Security Bureau.
Problems were also uncovered during the Coast Guard investigation.
The Board of Audit and Inspection announced that the Coast Guard announced the results of an investigation that resulted in Lee’s defection to North Korea through the use of unconfirmed evidence, concealment of existing evidence, distortion of experimental results and disclosure of privacy not directly related to the case.
This audit was conducted on 9 institutions as the Ministry of National Defense and Coast Guard canceled the previous announcement on June 16 and announced the results of an investigation that found no evidence to admit Mr. Lee’s defection to Korea. of the North.
The Board of Audit and Inspection said: “Regarding the audit results, we plan to take measures such as severe censorship against relevant public officials after an audit committee resolution as soon as possible.”
/ yunhap news
