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



News 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 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON 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. *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. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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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

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.

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