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Associated Press
Kim Tong Hyun and Hyunjin
Seoul, South Korea (AP) — South Korean spy agencies have recently charged two former directors on Wednesday. Responses to individual border cases with North Korea have sparked criticism that the former free government in Seoul has improperly softened to improve relations with North Korea.
The National Intelligence Service destroyed information reports related to North Korea's shooting of unarmed South Korean citizens in the waters near the western part of the country by former director Park Jie-won, who served from 2020 to May this year. I accused him of doing so. The sea border in 2020.
In a statement, authorities also said that Park Jie-won's predecessor, Suh Hoon, was in the waters of South Korea.
The two cases bet a five-year term at the inter-Korean summit, but tainted the legacy of former President Moon Jae-in in the face of accusations of pacifying nuclear-armed rivals with brutal human rights records. did. .. It is under deliberation under the current Conservative Party administration, Yun Seok-yul, who won the election in March with a platform to take a stricter stance against North Korea's provocation.
Authorities said they had filed multiple accusations against Park and Sue, including abuse of power, damage to public records, and the creation of counterfeit records. I didn't go into detail about the last bill right away.
In response to an inquiry from the Associated Press, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office said it would allocate the case to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office for review before proceeding with the investigation.
Park has abandoned his internal report and denied accusing his agency of interfering with politics.
"Don't write a novel," he wrote on Facebook.
The murder of a Korean man who was an employee of the Korean Ministry of Fisheries in 2020 is the cause of domestic disparity in South Korea. Conservatives dispelled criticism from North Korea by suggesting that the Moon government did not respond strongly to North Korea in hopes of improving relations with North Korea and that men attempted to escape. I blamed him for trying.
Last month, the Yun administration overturned the previous administration's assessment, saying there was no evidence that South Korean officials intended to drop out.
Critics deported and executed two North Korean defectors in November 2019 shortly after the Moon's government was seized in South Korean waters and expressed a desire to escape North Korean defectors. He said he did not clearly explain why he faced the possibility of. Kim Ren-tetsu, a dignitary of North Korea on the moon, described them as "evil criminals" who confessed to the murder and questioned the integrity of their desire to defect.
Dozens of international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, have accused the Moon government of failing to provide due process, saying "people at high risk of torture and other serious human rights abuses after returning home. Protecting ”was issued in a joint statement.
