Prosecutors "forced repatriation of defected fishermen" summons Chung Eui-yong, former director of National Security Office = Korea

South Korean prosecutors investigating the "forcible repatriation of defected North Korean fishermen" summoned Chung Eui-yong, former head of the National Security Office at Cheong Wa Dae.

According to the legal community on January 31st, the 3rd Public Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutor's Office called in Chief Jeong Former as the defendant in the morning of the same day to investigate.

At the time of the forced repatriation incident in November 2019, Jeong-former made the decision to forcibly repatriate the two North Korean fishermen before a joint investigation into the two defected North Korean fishermen was completed as the top diplomatic and security officer of the Moon Jae-in administration. is under suspicion. In July last year, the North Korean Human Rights Information Center (NKDB) accused Chung, former head of the North Korean intelligence agency, and former National Intelligence Service director Suh Hoon, on suspicion of abuse of power and other charges.

Two defected North Korean fishermen had killed 16 fellow sailors and fled, but were captured by the South Korean government on November 2nd, 2019. On November 4th, 2019, the government decided to repatriate them to North Korea at the Blue House Countermeasures Conference presided over by Noh Young-min, former secretary general, and on November 7th, they were handed over to the North Korean authorities through Panmunjom.

Allegations were raised that the government forcibly ended the joint investigation early in the process and that the fishermen were forcibly repatriated to North Korea after they revealed their intention to defect.