Airborne Service, ‘Lee Seong-yun’s indictment leaked’ large sword search and seizure finished… Controversy over ‘illegal warrant’

The High Public Officials Crime Investigation Agency (Public Investigation Agency) finished today (29th) the search and seizure of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, which could not be completed on the 26th in connection with the ‘Lee Seong-yoon leak of the indictment of the Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office’.

The 3rd Investigation Division (Prosecutor Choi Seok-gyu) of the Airborne Division sent about 10 prosecutors and investigators to the Information and Communication Division of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office for about 7 hours and 30 minutes from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm today to execute a search and seizure warrant for the server.

After analyzing the confiscated material obtained today, the Airborne Service plans to decide whether to search and search the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office, which has been issued a warrant together.

Earlier, when the investigation team of the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office indicted Lee in May, the contents of the indictment were reported to the media before the party could receive the indictment, raising suspicions of leaks.

After receiving a complaint from a civic group, the Air Transport Agency registered the case as ‘Exemption No. 4’ and started an investigation.

On the 26th, half a year after the arrest, the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office conducted a search and seizure by the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office to check the contents of the messengers exchanged with the prosecution at the time of indictment.

It was confirmed that there were a total of seven people, including the prosecutor of the investigation team at the time, who were subject to the search and seizure, and it was confirmed that the Ministry of Air Transport had indicated the allegation of leaking official secrets in the search and seizure warrant.

However, in the warrant, the Ministry of Public Security comprehensively described the suspect as a ‘person whose personal information is unknown’ and the divulgence process as an ‘unknown method’. Up to two people, including Prosecutor Kim Kyung-mok, were listed as subjects of a search and seizure, causing controversy.

Prosecutors Lim and Kim said they would review civil and criminal measures against the Airborne Service, saying that they correspond to the creation of false public documents.

In particular, Prosecutor Lim requested a copy of the investigation record by visiting the Air Force to check whether such incorrect warrant entries were intentional.

Prosecutor Lim said, “It is impossible to know whether it is a mistake or false only with the documents voluntarily presented by the Ministry of Airborne Affairs (at the time of presentation of the warrant). We will consider the facts after confirming the facts.”

In response, the Air Airborne Service took a position to the effect that there was no problem because the exact facts were indicated on the attached sheet of the warrant in addition to the list of targets for seizure and search.

In addition, he said, “The purpose of the investigation is to identify the leaker and determine whether it is illegal,” he said.

In this regard, Choi Seok-gyu, head of the Airborne Division, also said, “I have fulfilled my legal obligations and there are no violations with regard to the procedure,” as the Supreme Prosecutor’s second search and seizure began this morning.

[사진 출처 : 연합뉴스]