Official “Illegal perpetrators caught”… The day before, “Those who have been found to be illegal, request an investigation”
Wen is burdened with retrying the investigation for “rude” remarks… Board of Audit and Inspection “Nothing set”
It is known that the Board of Audit and Inspection has uncovered serious violations in connection with the audit of the “Sea of official shooting case,” which is controversial in the political arena when former President Moon Jae-in refused to conduct a written investigation.
The Board of Audit and Inspection plans to request an investigation from the prosecution on those involved in illegal matters after the end of the field audit in mid-February.
It is observed that there is a high possibility of passing the ball to the prosecution, leaving the contents of former President Moon blank.
An official from the Board of Audit and Inspection on the 4th said, “Yes,” said Yonhap News, when asked whether any serious offenders were caught during the audit. .
In the press release the previous day, the Board of Audit and Inspection also stated, “The actual audit will be completed on the 14th of this month.
We plan to request an investigation at the end of the field inspection for those who have been found to have serious violations and briefly inform the public of the details.”
The official, however, did not mention who the person who was found to be illegal was.
Audits by the Board of Audit and Inspection are conducted in the following stages: ‘Field Audit’, where people meet and investigate at the site of the audited institution, ‘Collection of Opinions’ to listen to the vocation and opinions of the audited institution in relation to the problems identified in the on-site audit, and prepare an audit report.
The prepared audit report is finalized only after review and deliberation by the audit committee.
Even with such a procedure, requesting an investigation right after the end of the field audit and before the audit report is finalized can be interpreted as the Board of Audit and Inspection’s view that the matter is that serious.
Another official explained, “The Audit Committee does not require a resolution by the Audit Committee to request an investigation into the audited entity. did.
The possibility that the Board of Audit and Inspection will try to deliver the questionnaire again to former President Moon Jae-in, who refused a written investigation at the end of last month, seems to have decreased somewhat.
President Moon strongly opposed the Board’s request for a written investigation, saying it was “extremely rude,” and the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (Democratic Party) declared an all-out struggle, calling it “political retaliation.” There is a prospect that the audit will not be completed in the current state.
The Board of Audit and Inspection has decided to end the on-site audit on the 14th, so there is not much time realistically.
In a press release released on the afternoon of the same day, the Board of Audit and Inspection said, “Through the previous investigation, we have already grasped the general facts.”
It is interpreted as an explanation that even if former President Moon, former National Security Office Director Suh Hoon, and former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won refused to investigate, the outlines of the illegality and injustice that occurred in the process of handling the attack in the West Sea are being outlined.
An official from the Board of Audit and Inspection said, “There is no set policy at this time” regarding the plan to deliver the questionnaire to former President Moon again.
The Board of Audit and Inspection was the first to report the case of the late Lee Dae-jun, a public official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, whose body was burned after being shot and killed by North Korean soldiers while drifting in the West Sea in September 2020. focused on looking.
The National Security Office, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Intelligence Service, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Korea Maritime Police Agency, and the Naval Headquarters are conducting field inspections.
Last month, the Board of Audit and Inspection also requested that former National Security Office Director Suh Hoon and former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won also attend, but both refused.
Currently, the prosecution is also investigating the case after receiving charges from the Lee family and the National Intelligence Service separately from the audit of the Board of Audit and Inspection.
/yunhap news