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Colleagues allege Coast Guard attempted to cover up officer's tragic death

Four colleagues of Lee Jae-seok, a Coast Guard officer who died while rescuing an older man trapped in a mudflat, alleged during a Monday press conference at his funeral home in Incheon that the Coast Guard tried to cover up details of the incident.

2025-09-15

Former Blue House official arrested for North killing cover-up

Former national security advisor Suh Hoon was arrested Saturday on suspicion of destroying evidence and engaging in a cover-up in the case of a fisheries official killed by North Korean troops.

2022-12-04

Air Force general demoted for covering up sexual assault

An Air Force brigadier general became the first general officer to be demoted in rank in 43 years because of his cover-up of a sexual assault case that led to the suicide of a female officer, military sources said Saturday.

2022-11-27

More indictments in officer's sexual harassment suicide

Five officers and two officials in the Air Force were indicted by a special counsel probe for attempting to cover up the sexual assault of a female Air Force officer or defaming the victim before she committed suicide.

2022-09-13

Spy chiefs accused of chicanery by their own agency

The country's spy agency said Wednesday it filed criminal complaints against two of its former bosses for undermining investigations into North Korea's murder of a South Korean official in 2020 and the repatriation of North Korean fishermen in 2019.

2022-07-07

Yoon rejects Coast Guard resignations over Yellow Sea murder

President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday rejected the resignations of Korea Coast Guard leaders over their mishandling of the 2020 disappearance and murder in the North of a fisheries official.

2022-06-26

Moon gov't bigwigs accused of coverup of 2020 murder

Relatives of a fisheries official killed by North Korean soldiers in 2020 submitted criminal complaints on Wednesday against high-ranking members of the last administration for allegedly forcing the Coast Guard to say he was trying to defect.

2022-06-23

A cover-up starts to unravel

The Ministry of National Defense and the Korea Coast Guard have expressed regret for the announcement they made 21 months ago that a South Korea fisheries official tried defecting to North Korea before being killed

2022-06-16

Army officer attempted suicide as investigation drags on

An Army officer who suffered from sexual harassment attempted to commit suicide, a military source belatedly confirmed on Tuesday as authorities continue to investigate involved persons.

2021-08-24

Police apologize for misleading public on alleged assault case

The National Police Agency issued an apology Monday for misleading the public about the existence of footage capturing Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu allegedly assaulting a taxi driver in November.

2021-01-25