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Today, newly appointed Commissioner of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, Oh Dong-woon, named “the case of marines” as one of the most important tasks. The corruption investigation office interrogated Kim Gyehwan, the marine commander, and Park Jeong-hoon, the former marine investigation chief, late into the night, but the face-to-face interrogation between the two did not occur.
Reporter Ahn Hye-ri.
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Kim Gyehwan, the marine commander, who was summoned again after 17 days, finishes a 14-hour interrogation.
Kim Gyehwan / Marine Commander
“(Why did you refuse to be questioned?) …”
Former Marine Investigation Chief Park Jeong-hoon claims that there is “VIP rage” as the background of external pressure for the investigation, but Commander Kim denies, saying “that never happened.”
Although the corruption investigation office pursued the face-to-face interrogation of the two, Commander Kim refused, saying that “displaying the internal conflicts between the highest commander and subordinates would cause greater damage to the marines.”
Park’s side criticized Commander Kim’s refusal to face the interrogation.
Kim Jeong-min / Lawyer of former Marine Investigation Chief Park Jeong-hoon
“Telling the truth is the most important thing to protect the military organization and uphold the honor of the Marines.”
They raised suspicions that a non-government official intervened in the indictment of Park on insubordination charges.
Oh Dong-woon, the newly appointed Commissioner, pointed out the “Investigation Capability” as the criteria for selecting the Vice-Commissioner of the corruption investigation office, implying that he intends to appoint prosecutors, in practice.
This is TV Chosun, Ahn Hye-ri.
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