Prosecutor summons reserve lieutenant colonel approving Autumn Son’s license

Entry 2020.09.11 08:04

Seoul East District Prosecutor’s Office convenes unit staff for two consecutive days
Policy of disclosure of part of the research content according to the decision of the deliberation committee

The prosecution, investigating the suspicion of returning Seo-mo (27), the son of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae, from vacation, summoned and investigated the person who approved Seo’s vacation while in the army. The prosecution also decided to reveal part of the investigation, such as the summons of related persons, to the extent necessary.

The First Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Attorney’s Office (Director Deok-Gon Kim) announced on the 11th that it had called and investigated Reserve Lieutenant Colonel A, who was the regional commander of the military unit where Seo served.

Mr. A has the authority to approve the license of Mr. Seo, who served in the military as KATUSA in June 2017. It was reported that Captain B, who was serving as the unit’s support officer at the time, said : “A person named Chu, an assistant to inquire about the extension of Mr. Seo’s vacation, received a report.”

It is reported that the prosecution strongly confirmed the reason for the extension of Seo’s vacation to Mr. A and whether there was external pressure.

On the 9th, the prosecution also called and investigated guard soldier D, who received reports of the return of captains B, C and Seo. Captain B and Mr. D were summoned again after about three months after an investigation in June.

On June 25, 2017, Mr. D was a service soldier.

Seo took the first sick leave for 10 days starting June 5, 2017, and then took the second sick leave for 9 days starting June 15. The second sick leave was until June 23, but did not return to the unit, and was four more days off regular until June 27.

The Seoul East District Prosecutor’s Office decided to disclose part of the investigation, including the subpoena of the relevant person, to the extent necessary, in accordance with a resolution taken at the Criminal Disclosure Deliberation Committee on the 10th. the ‘Regulation on the Prohibition of Disclosure of Criminal Cases’, which came into force in December last year, in principle, cases pending prosecution should not be disclosed, but exceptions can be revealed through a resolution of the deliberation committee .