Justice Ministry launches investigation into 100 rounds of ammunition missing from prison's armory
The Ministry of Justice dispatched an investigation team to a Daejeon prison after the facility reported that it could not locate 100 rounds of ammunition stored in its armory.
The front gate of Daejon prison in 2020
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The Ministry of Justice has launched an investigation after 100 rounds of ammunition stored in the armory of Daejeon prison were reported missing.
According to legal sources on Saturday, the ministry recently received a report from the prison that it could not locate 100 rounds of ammunition managed by the facility's security division.
The discrepancy was reportedly discovered during a routine inspection, when officials found that the number of rounds recorded in inventory logs did not match the quantity physically stored in the armory.
Authorities have not yet determined whether the ammunition was actually lost or whether the discrepancy resulted from an administrative or bookkeeping error.
The Justice Ministry dispatched a 10-member investigation team to the prison to determine when and how the discrepancy occurred and examine whether any regulations were violated during the management and inspection of the armory.
BY PARK JONG-SUH [jin.eunsoo@joongang.co.kr]
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
