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Seoul’s spy agency accuses Moon officials of abuse of power in North Korea cases

NIS alleges Park Jie-won and Suh Hoon subverted investigations into killed official and repatriated DPRK fishermen
Chaewon Chung July 6, 2022
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Seoul’s spy agency accuses Moon officials of abuse of power in North Korea cases
Former director of the National Security Office Suh Hoon (left) and former National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won (right) | Image: The Blue House and Park Ji-won's Facebook page, edited by NK News

Corrected July 7 at 06:13 a.m. KST to clarify the type of legal action sought by the National Intelligence Service

South Korea’s spy agency announced Wednesday that it is filing charges against former Moon administration security officials for violating the National Intelligence Service Act, alleging they abused their power to undermine investigations into North Korea’s killing of a fisheries official and the forced repatriation of two DPRK fishermen.

Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Ji-won allegedly deleted intelligence reports related to the 2020 shootingof a South Korean official in North Korean waters without authorization, according to a statement

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Chaewon Chung

Chaewon Chung

Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.

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