THAAD anti-missile protection launchers are seen on a hillside in Seongju, South Gyeongsang Province, June 22, 2023. Newsis
The state auditor has referred senior officers of the previous Moon Jae-in administration to the prosecution on suspicions of leaking intelligence associated to the THAAD U.S. missile protection system to activists and China, an official with information of the matter stated Tuesday.
Former Nationwide Safety Adviser Chung Eui-yong, former Protection Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and two different officers who served within the previous administration had been referred to the Supreme Prosecutors Workplace by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) final month on suspicions of violating the Navy Secret Safety Act and abuse of authority, in accordance with the official.
The 4 are accused of informing activists against South Korea’s internet hosting of the Terminal Excessive Altitude Space Protection (THAAD) system beforehand of plans by U.S. and South Korean forces to switch a THAAD battery missile in Seongju, 215 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in Could 2020, resulting in a scuffle between native residents and police through the precise substitute.
The 4 are additionally accused of giving an advance briefing to a protection attache on the Chinese language Embassy in Seoul on the main points of the missile substitute operation.
The BAI suspects the Moon authorities leaked the data as a part of makes an attempt to delay the complete deployment of THAAD, which the Park Geun-hye administration determined to host in 2016 to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
Beijing fiercely opposed the deployment, claiming THAAD’s radar might be used to focus on China, whereas native activists and residents opposed it over potential well being hazards posed by the radar’s electromagnetic waves. (Yonhap)
