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The possibility was raised that the “third person” from the Democratic Party was involved in the request of the son of Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae to select interpreters for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The ‘policy adviser to the Ministry of National Defense’ or the ‘adviser to the Minister of Defense’ has been known to intervene in the suspicion of Minister Chu’s son. However, a passport official said on the 8th: “A third person with a passport was involved in the request on the issue of the son of Minister Chu, who was then a representative of the time.”
Regarding the suspicion of Mr. Cho’s son, Mr. Seo Mo, who requested an interpreter for the PyeongChang Olympics, a passport official said: “We know that a person with a passport from a different line than the attendant at the congressional office he has requested an interpreter. ” Regarding this request, former Defense Minister Song Young-moo said in a press call that “I know the request came from the Democratic Party representative office.” This is interpreted to mean that Democrats other than those in attendance at the time were involved.
The official said: “At that time, Minister Chu spoke about his son’s military service in the army, many knew about it.” Even if Minister Chu did not ask for a special request, someone may have asked, and if it is revealed who he is, “It seems that Minister Chu is silent because it could be a bigger problem.” In fact, several military officials admitted that they received request calls regarding the license of Minister Chu’s son, the deployment of troops and the assignment of interpreters for the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Minister Chu said that he generally had great affection for his son and talked a lot about his son’s military life in private. For this reason, there is a saying in politics that “there is a possibility that a member of the ruling party of the National Assembly Defense Committee or a high-ranking party official, with whom Minister Chu was close, may have ( requested) “.
A member of the Democratic Party who was a member of the National Defense Council at the time said: “After his son enlisted, Minister Chu was not the only one who was worried about him.” However, he said, “I have never made any requests, like asking me to move my own units.” Other legislators who were members of the National Defense Commission also said: “I heard that Chu’s son did not have to go to the army, but the representative told me to go, so I heard it was” or “I think I heard about the interpreter , but I didn’t call (Minwonseong). ” .
However, in the military, it was said that passport officials at the time made widespread complaints related to Congressman Chu’s son. One military officer said, “Basically the three ministerial policy advisers were the complaint accountants,” he said.
Suspicion of preferential military service over Minister Choo Mi-ae’s son has prompted a request for extended sick leave, self-deployment and assignment of interpreters for the Pyeongchang Olympics. For each suspicion, who, where and in what way was not disclosed in detail. In the military, it was said that on the 14th, just before his son’s second sick leave (June 15-23), Minister Chu made a phone call to the Office of Civil Affairs of the Ministry of National Defense for inquiries. about the extended license. In response, the Justice Ministry said: “I know that is not true.”
The fact that Minister Chu filed a complaint about the selection of interpreters for the PyeongChang Olympic Games through Defense Minister Song Young-moo, who was from the Democratic Party, was confirmed by specific testimonies. General A, who was an assistant to Minister Song Young-moo, said, “Mr. B argued loudly with Lieutenant Colonel, who was a practitioner in the assistant minister’s office at the time, ‘Why don’t you recognize quickly the request of the interpreter’s son? ‘ So I’ve figured out how. “However, he said,” I knew the Democratic Party policy advisor at the time was trying to resolve Chu’s complaint, but I don’t know who asked the aide. “
In this regard, a military official said: “It is said that Mr. B made a great effort to wait in line for the party leader, Chu,” he said. However, a key member of the ruling party said: “Because of Mr. B’s propensity, there is a possibility that he moved to show him well.” We contacted Mr. B several times to hear clarification from Mr. B, but we did not arrive.
However, in the military, high-ranking passport officials were said to have been involved in the selection of interpreters for the Pyeongchang Olympics. The National Assembly Liaison Group and Mr. B, a policy advisor to the Ministry of National Defense, were the main points of complaint, but a member of the National Assembly directly lodged a complaint about the son of the high-level Minister in the army. The names of the members of the National Defense Council were mentioned mainly as personnel who filed complaints directly. However, they all said: “There is no such fact”, “I cannot remember”.
As for the alleged vacation-related request, which is at the core of this allegation, there is no specific testimony yet as to who was involved. Members of the ROK military support group of the US 2nd Division said, “I got a call from a person called Assistant Secretary Chu,” but said, “I don’t remember the name of the assistant.”
It is under discussion that senior passport officials, in addition to the assistant, have intervened in requests related to vacations or troop deployment. A passport official said, “There was no direct request from Minister Chu,” but said, “However, Minister Chu generally spoke a lot about his son in private.” Because Minister Chu was the leader of the party at the time, there is a possibility that passport personnel would appear.
A military official said: “There were parliamentary office assistants as policy advisers to the minister, and they served as accountants for complaints, but there were many stories that legislators took care of the important issues themselves.” Said.
