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The prosecution, which has been investigating the suspicion that 27-year-old Seo-mo, the son of Attorney General Chu Mi-ae, returned to the army, has imposed a charge on Seo. It was concluded that there were no charges against the former aide to Minister Chu, who called Seo’s military unit to inquire about the extension of the vacation. Only two officers from the KATUSA Soldiers Unit, where Mr. Seo served, were sent to the military prosecutor’s office.
On the 28th, the District Attorney for East Seoul said: “As a result of investigating suspicions related to sick leave when Minister Chu’s son served as a KATUSA soldier, it is difficult to say that there was hierarchies or external pressure. in the process of applying for and using leave, such as sick leave. The return of the troops is due to the approval of the license, and it is difficult to admit the crime of leaving the military service. “Chu, his son, former aide to Minister Chu and later the regional commander of the KATUSA Soldier were not convicted.” The active military support officer and the support commander were sent to the prosecutor’s office at Army headquarters.
Minister Chu’s son Seo suspected that he did not return from sick leave due to a knee injury in 2017 while serving in KATUSA Soldiers, and was indicted by the prosecution earlier this year on charges of leaving the service. military and hierarchical purpose of evasion. Minister Chu was accused of helping his son leave military service and falsely asking the military unit to extend the vacation, and Choi Mo (51), an aide who was a member of Minister Chu’s National Assembly, called the executive from Seo’s unit and asked him to extend his vacation. He was charged with one.
The prosecution ruled that Seo’s extended sick leave and vacation were legal. According to the prosecution, Seo extended his sick leave until the 23rd of the same month after taking the first sick leave from June 5 to 14, 2017. According to the prosecution, on the 14th, the last day of the first sick leave, Mr. Seo asked Choi to extend the sick leave, and Mr. Choi called the KATUSA Soldier Unit Support Officer (Captain). It was investigated that the support officer informed him that it is possible to extend the sick leave, but it is necessary to present an opinion. Subsequently, the prosecutor’s judgment is that the local commander (Colon) denounced the situation and approved the extension of the sick leave.
Regarding the regular vacation used from June 24-27, Choi, an assistant assistant at Mr. Seo’s request, called the support officer again on the 21st to inquire about an additional extension of sick leave, and the officer supporters announced that ‘regular vacations should be used’. After that, the prosecution decided that regular vacations were approved.
On June 25, Seo made a phone call because he was not returning from vacation, and after a while, the captain came and asked him to take it as a vacation. The prosecution said: “Because he was already on regular vacation, the crime of leaving military service was not established.” Also, since Seo’s regular vacation was handled at that time, the captain only told Hyun that the regular vacation was handled, and it was said that Seo returned on the 23rd the unit’s operating day, but due to the nature of KATUSA soldiers who are free to go out and stay overnight on weekends. The prosecution ruled that it appears that Mr. Seo’s return was not properly identified.
Based on the results of the investigation, the prosecution said: “It is difficult to say that Mr. Seo intended to evade military service, and it is difficult to assume that he was approved for sick leave although there was no reason to pretend to be. an illness”. For the same reason, it was concluded that there were no charges against Minister Chu and his assistant Choi.
The prosecution also dismissed the prosecution of the local commander (column, Ye-yeon) who participated in the extension of Mr. Seo’s license, and sent him to the prosecution department of the army headquarters because only the support officer (captain) and the support commander (captain) were active military personnel.
Meanwhile, the prosecution said: “It is judged that there is no fact that Mr. Seo’s parents have filed a complaint directly,” including with regard to the suspicion that the couple filed a complaint with the Ministry of Defense. On June 15, 2017, the interview log written by Mr. Seo’s direct supervisor (then his boss) read ‘He confirmed that Mr. Seo’s parents filed a complaint with the Ministry of National Defense’, but the prosecution reviewed information on advice on civil complaints from the Ministry of Defense. However, he explained that he had not confirmed the details of the complaint filed by the couple. Furthermore, according to the prosecution, Mr. Seo said in the prosecution investigation: “When the head of the support team pointed out, ‘Why are you asking me, why are you filing a complaint with the Ministry of Defense?’ He said.
The prosecution also said: “There is no clear context in which the Minister of Justice is directly involved in the request,” even on the suspicion that Minister Chu ordered an unfair request. According to the prosecution, Minister Chu and his assistant Mr. Choi exchanged KakaoTalk messages on June 14 and 21, 2017 about Seo’s vacation. In the prosecution’s investigation, Mr. Choi stated, “It was only to inform the Minister of the situation after hearing about Mr. Seo’s situation and taking action, but the fact that he did not receive any instructions from the minister.” In a written investigation carried out on the 26th, the prosecutor’s office stated that he requested confirmation of his son’s situation, but there was no record that he had issued an order related to the extension of sick leave and that Mr. Choi gave him the that I should know ”.
