[Asia Economy Reporter Kwak Min-jae] On the 3rd, the People Power Party stated, following the arrest of former Blue House National Security Office Director Seo Hoon on charges of ordering the deletion of classified intelligence related to the 'West Sea Public Official Shooting Incident,' that they "hope the substantive truth of the Northward Defection accusation incident that occurred during the Moon Jae-in administration will be fully revealed."
Senior Spokesperson Park Jeong-ha issued a statement that day, saying, "Former Blue House National Security Office Director Seo Hoon was arrested early this morning," and criticized, "As the top official in the security line, instead of protecting our people, he neglected them to the point of death, hastily concluding Northward Defection while being preoccupied with appeasing the Kim Jong-un regime, even committing a character assassination."
He continued, "I want to know why an ordinary public official, who was the head of a family, a father, and a husband, had to become a scapegoat for the Northward Defection accusation."
Senior Spokesperson Park also addressed former President Moon, saying, "Before Seo's arrest, former President Moon Jae-in criticized it as 'security politicization and indiscreet behavior.' He said he would live a forgotten life, but seems restless as a thief caught red-handed," and added, "I hope there will be no excessive resistance on the journey to uncover the truth."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.

![Clutching a Stolen Dior Bag, Saying "I Hate Being Poor but Real"... The Grotesque Con of a "Human Knockoff" [Slate]](https://cwcontent.asiae.co.kr/asiaresize/183/2026021902243444107_1771435474.jpg)
