Yoon declines to answer question on alleged remarks over Marine’s loss of life

The presidential workplace has declined to answer a court-approved question on whether or not President Yoon Suk Yeol had made remarks final 12 months accused of interfering with a probe over a younger Marine’s loss of life.

Earlier this month, the court docket martial in central Seoul accepted Col. Park Jung-hun’s request to inquire whether or not Yoon had made remarks opposing the reserving of Maj. Gen. Im Sung-keun over the loss of life of Cpl. Chae Su-geun, who served in Im’s unit, throughout a search mission for victims of heavy downpours in July 2023.

Park, who had led the Marine Corps’ probe into Chae’s loss of life, made the request throughout a court docket listening to on his alleged insubordination in the course of the investigation.

A court docket listening to Wednesday unveiled that Presidential Chief of Workers Chung Jin-suk declined to answer to the request the day gone by, citing it as a matter associated to nationwide safety.

Park has confronted trial after army prosecutors indicted him final October for allegedly handing over the probe outcomes of Chae’s loss of life to the civilian police regardless of orders from then Protection Minister Lee Jong-sup and the Marine Corps’ chief to attend for extra authorized deliberations.

Lee had initially permitted the probe’s findings earlier than reversing his choice a day later, elevating questions over the transfer.

Park had drawn up a report accusing Im and 7 different army officers of being answerable for Chae’s loss of life however the protection ministry instantly retrieved it from the police, whereas he was subsequently dismissed and indicted.

Park has claimed he was knowledgeable that the retrieval was as a result of Yoon’s “fury” over the inquiry outcome accusing army commanders. (Yonhap)