[Breaking] Prosecution Conducts Search and Seizure at Former Defense Minister Seo Wook's Residence

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The prosecution conducted a search and seizure at the residence of former Minister of National Defense Seo Wook. It appears that the search was carried out to investigate allegations such as abuse of authority related to the killing of a public official in the West Sea. This comes about a month after the search and seizure of the National Intelligence Service on the 13th of last month.

According to the legal community on the 16th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office conducted a search and seizure at the residence of former Minister of National Defense Seo Wook in the morning. On the 14th of last month, employees belonging to the Defense Intelligence Headquarters, who are in charge of managing the Military Integrated Management Information System (MIMS), were summoned as witnesses and investigated. The prosecution plans to investigate whether former Minister Seo Wook ordered the deletion of intelligence and whether he gave instructions through subordinates.