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Ex-security chief arrested over North Korea’s 2020 killing of ROK citizen

Former president Moon slams arrest of Suh Hoon, calls former National Security Advisor asset to inter-Korean relations
Ifang Bremer December 5, 2022
Ex-security chief arrested over North Korea’s 2020 killing of ROK citizen
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The Yellow Sea as seen from Yeongpyeong Island in South Korea on the border with North Korea, June 2020 | Image: NK News

A high-ranking presidential official from the former Moon Jae-in administration was arrested amid an ongoing investigation into the government’s handling of the 2020 shooting death of a South Korean citizen at the hands of North Korean soldiers.

The arrest of former National Security Advisor Suh Hoon comes as prosecutors probe allegations he helped cover up or obfusticate the initial investigation into the death of 47-year-old Lee Dae-jun.

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Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.

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