Prosecutors raid ex-defense chief’s home over North Korea’s killing of official



News Prosecutors raid ex-defense chief’s home over North Korea’s killing of official Searches targeting Suh Wook and two other former Seoul officials follow allegations they mishandled 2020 case Ifang Bremer \| Sojin Jung August 16, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won (left), former director of the National Security Office Suh Hoon (middle) and former Minister of National Defense Suh Wook \| Image: The Blue House and Wikimedia Commons , edited by NK News Seoul prosecutors raided the homes and offices of former defense minister Suh Wook and two other high-ranking officials from the Moon administration on Tuesday, in connection with allegations that they mishandled an investigation into North Korea’s killing of an ROK fisheries official in 2020. In a press release, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it carried out the morning search and seizure targeting Suh, former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won and former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon. Seoul prosecutors raided the homes and offices of former defense minister Suh Wook and two other high-ranking officials from the Moon administration on Tuesday, in connection with allegations that they mishandled an investigation into North Korea’s killing of an ROK fisheries official in 2020. In a press release, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it carried out the morning search and seizure targeting Suh, former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won and former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon. 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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Prosecutors raid ex-defense chief’s home over North Korea’s killing of official

Searches targeting Suh Wook and two other former Seoul officials follow allegations they mishandled 2020 case

Ifang Bremer | Sojin Jung August 16, 2022

Prosecutors raid ex-defense chief’s home over North Korea’s killing of official

Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won (left), former director of the National Security Office Suh Hoon (middle) and former Minister of National Defense Suh Wook | Image: The Blue House and Wikimedia Commons , edited by NK News

Seoul prosecutors raided the homes and offices of former defense minister Suh Wook and two other high-ranking officials from the Moon administration on Tuesday, in connection with allegations that they mishandled an investigation into North Korea’s killing of an ROK fisheries official in 2020.

In a press release, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it carried out the morning search and seizure targeting Suh, former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won and former National Security Adviser Suh Hoon.

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