Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in | Image: Moon Jae-in's Facebook page
South Korean prosecutors raided the Presidential Archives south of Seoul on Friday afternoon in connection with their investigation into the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in Nov. 2019.
In a press release, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it was carrying out the search and seizure warrant to “obtain relevant data stored at the Presidential Archives” in the city of Sejong.
South Korean prosecutors raided the Presidential Archives south of Seoul on Friday afternoon in connection with their investigation into the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in Nov. 2019.
In a press release, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it was carrying out the search and seizure warrant to “obtain relevant data stored at the Presidential Archives” in the city of Sejong.
Bryan Betts is the Managing Editor of NK News. He has covered the Koreas for Yonhap News Agency, The Diplomat and Korea Exposé and previously worked as a newspaper reporter in South Carolina and New Mexico.