Alleged Suppression of Probe Into Han Donghoon's Daughter Assigned to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Metropolitan Crime Investigation Division; Complainants to Be Questioned on 27th
Police’s decision not to refer the case to prosecutors; call for a thorough reinvestigation
Police are launching a full-scale investigation into a complaint alleging that an investigation into claims of “false credentials” involving the daughter of independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon was suppressed. The case has been assigned to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Metropolitan Crime Investigation Division.
On October 23, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Metropolitan Investigation Unit said it would question the complainants at 10 a.m. on October 27 in connection with the complaint alleging that the investigation into Han was suppressed.
Civic groups, including the People’s Livelihood Economy Research Institute, had previously filed a complaint with the National Office of Investigation of the Korean National Police Agency against Han and prosecutors suspected of having been involved in suppressing the investigation at the time, on charges including abuse of authority and dereliction of duty.
The complaint takes issue with the fact that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit received a complaint in May 2022 concerning allegations of “false credentials” involving Han’s daughter, who was then justice minister, but decided not to refer the case to prosecutors in December 2023, citing reasons including a lack of evidence of wrongdoing.
The complainants also alleged that the Seoul police unit had asked the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office to request international legal assistance in criminal matters, but that prosecutors blocked the request.
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They said police decided not to refer the case to prosecutors without sufficiently investigating Han’s daughter’s volunteer hours, the circumstances surrounding her awards, and whether her papers had been ghostwritten. They called for a thorough reinvestigation.
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